Shafaq News-Baghdad/ Erbil

On Wednesday, gold prices hoveredaround 950,000 IQD per mithqal in Baghdad and Erbil markets, according to asurvey by Shafaq News Agency.

Gold prices on Baghdad'sAl-Nahr Street recorded a selling price of 948,000IQD per mithqal (equivalent to five grams) for21-carat gold, including Gulf, Turkish, and European varieties, with a buyingprice of 944,000 IQD. The same gold had sold for 943,000 IQD on Tuesday.

The selling price for 21-caratIraqi gold stood at 918,000 IQD, while the buying price reached 914,000IQD.

In jewelry stores, the sellingprice per mithqal of 21-carat Gulf gold ranged between 950,000and 960,000 IQD, while Iraqi gold sold for between 920,000and 930,000 IQD.

In Erbil, 22-carat gold wassold at 997,000 IQD per mithqal, 21-carat gold at 951,000IQD, and 18-carat gold at 815,000IQD.