The price of 24-carat gold per tola jumped by Rs 2,300, selling for Rs 229,300 on Friday as opposed to Rs 227,000 the day before. According to the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association, the price of 10 grammes of 22 karat gold jumped to Rs 180,205 from Rs 178,398, while the price of 10 grammes of 24 karat gold increased by Rs 1,972, to Rs 196,588 from Rs 194,616. The price of silver increased by Rs 50 per tola to close at Rs 2,650 and by Rs 42.86 per gramme to Rs 2,271.94 respectively. According to the association, the price of gold on the international market climbed by US $19 to $1965 from its sale price of $1946.