The price of 24-karat per-tola gold decreased by Rs2,500 and was sold at Rs284,700 on Friday compared to its sale at Rs287,200 on last trading day.

The price of 10 grams of 24-karat gold also decreased by Rs2,144 to Rs244,084 from Rs246,228 whereas the price of 10-gram 22-karat gold went down to Rs223,744 from Rs225,709, the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported.

The price of per-tola silver decreased by Rs20 to Rs3,430 whereas that of 10-gram silver went down by Rs17.14 to Rs2,940.67.

The price of gold in the international market decreased by $25 to $2,752 from $2,777, the Association reported.

Reporter Kavish Memon