The price of 24-karat per-tola gold increased by Rs1,600 and was sold at Rs285,000 on Tuesday compared to its sale at Rs283,400 on last trading day.

The price of 10 grams of 24-karat gold also increased by Rs1,372 to Rs244,342 from Rs242,970 whereas the price of 10-gram 22-karat gold went up to Rs223,980 from Rs222,722, the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported.

The price of per-tola and 10-gram silver remained unchanged at Rs3,350 and Rs2,872.08 respectively.

The price of gold in the international market increased by $16 to $2,755 from $2,72,739, the Association reported.