{"id":41874,"date":"2026-02-26T12:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41874"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:04:26","slug":"gold-silver-prices-fall-after-seven-day-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41874","title":{"rendered":"Gold, silver prices fall after seven-day break"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Gold and silver prices declined in international and domestic markets after a seven-day gap on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In the international bullion market, the price of gold per ounce fell by $7 to $5,178.<\/p>\n<p>In the local market, the price of gold per tola decreased by Rs700 to Rs540,562, while the rate for 10 grams dropped by Rs600 to Rs463,444.<\/p>\n<p>Silver prices also registered a decline. The price of silver per tola fell by Rs350 to Rs9,204, while the price of 10 grams decreased by Rs301 to Rs7,890.<\/p>\n<p>Spot gold was up 0.4% at $5,190.01 per ounce, as of 0816 GMT. Bullion had hit a more-than-three-week high on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>US\u00a0gold futures for April delivery were down 0.4% at $5,206.80.<\/p>\n<p>Gold prices scaled a record high of $5,594.82 on January 29 and were up 20% so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>Spot silver fell 1.4% to $88.18 per ounce. Spot platinum added 0.9% to $2,308.11 per ounce, while palladium rose 0.3% to $1,800.14.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0Gold surges to Rs541,262\/tola amid US-Iran tensions<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Wednesday, gold prices extended their upward trajectory,\u00a0tracking gains in the international bullion market as investors flocked to safe-haven assets amid renewed tariff concerns and persistent geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association, the price of 24-karat gold per tola rose by Rs1,300 to settle at Rs541,262 in the local market. Similarly, the price of 10 grams of gold increased by Rs1,114 to Rs464,044.<\/p>\n<p>The latest increase follows Tuesday&#8217;s sharp rise, when gold per tola surged by Rs3,400 to close at Rs539,962, reflecting sustained demand in both domestic and global markets.<\/p>\n<p>Silver prices also moved higher, with per-tola rates climbing by Rs268 to Rs9,554, mirroring the broader bullish trend.<\/p>\n<p>In the international market, spot gold advanced 0.5% to $5,172.17 per ounce by 1437 GMT, while US gold futures for April delivery gained 0.3% to $5,191, according to Reuters&#8217; data.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, platinum prices touched their highest level since January 29 in international trading, signalling broader strength across the precious metals complex.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gold and silver prices declined in international and domestic markets after a seven-day gap on Thursday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold per ounce fell by $7 to $5,178. In the local market, the price of gold per tola decreased by Rs700 to Rs540,562, while the rate for 10 grams dropped by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}