Gold prices reduced again

Gold prices have been reduced three times during the past few weeks to adjust with the global market.

Chief Economic Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 7 Dec 2016, 10:32 AM
Updated : 7 Dec 2016, 11:09 AM

The latest cut came into effect on Wednesday.

The price of 22-carat gold, the most refined quality, was fixed at Tk 44,790 per Bhori, Tk 1,999 less than before.

A Bhori of 21-carat gold will now cost Tk 42,691, and 18-carat gold  Tk 37, 034 per Bhori.

Each Bhori of Sonaton or traditional gold was Tk 24,977.

The price drop over the past three weeks have spurred jewellery sales, said Bangladesh Jewellers Samity general secretary Dilip Kumar Agarwal.