Gold Rate in Karachi Today
Indicative gold-content estimates for Karachi: 24K and 22K per tola, per 10 grams and per gram in PKR. These are spot conversions, not verified local association rates or dealer quotes.
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Indicative gold-content estimate: international spot converted to PKR at the displayed source time. These figures are not a verified local Sarafa association rate or a dealer quote. Local premiums, spreads and making charges can change the price you pay.
24K, 22K, 21K and 18K in rupees
Indicative gold-content values for 24K, 22K, 21K and 18K, per tola, per 10 grams and per gram. These estimates convert international spot to PKR using the available exchange rate. They are not a verified local Sarafa association rate or a dealer quote. Check the displayed source time and obtain a dated local quote for premiums, spreads and making charges.
| Purity | Per tola | Per 10 grams | Per gram |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment bars, biscuits & coins | Rs 432,197 | Rs 370,546 | Rs 37,055 |
Most common bridal & daily jewellery | Rs 396,181 | Rs 339,667 | Rs 33,967 |
21K Gold Lighter jewellery & Gulf-style sets | Rs 378,172 | Rs 324,227 | Rs 32,423 |
18K Gold Stone-set rings, chains & everyday wear | Rs 324,148 | Rs 277,909 | Rs 27,791 |
For Pakistanis abroad: 1 tola of 24K gold is worth about $1,560 at today’s spot price. One tola equals 11.664 grams; 10 grams equals about 0.857 tola.
Gold Rate Today vs Yesterday, Last Week and Last Year
Today’s live spot converts to Rs 432,197 per 24K tola, which is −Rs 737 (-0.17%) against yesterday’s close. Today is the live spot. Older rows are COMEX futures closes. Every rupee figure uses today’s exchange rate, so the column is the gold move in dollars, not that day’s bazaar rate.
| Period | USD / ounce | 24K tola (PKR) | Today vs then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todaylive | $4,161.30 | Rs 432,197 | — |
| Yesterday | $4,168.40 | Rs 432,934 | −Rs 737 (-0.17%) |
| One week ago | $4,376.40 | Rs 454,538 | −Rs 22,341 (-4.92%) |
| One month ago | $4,529.90 | Rs 470,480 | −Rs 38,283 (-8.14%) |
| Three months ago | $4,038.50 | Rs 419,443 | +Rs 12,754 (+3.04%) |
| One year ago | $3,855.20 | Rs 400,405 | +Rs 31,792 (+7.94%) |
Karachi Sets the Benchmark
Karachi has an established bullion trade, but TECHi does not receive a verified feed of its association announcements or dealer quotes. The values on this page are international spot converted to PKR, not a reproduction of an official Karachi rate.
That gives Karachi buyers one practical advantage: proximity to the wholesale market means the spread between the announced rate and what you actually pay for bullion is usually the thinnest in the country.
Where Karachi Buys Gold
The bullion and wholesale trade runs through the old city — the Sarafa Bazaar in the Jodia Bazaar area handles bars, biscuits and dealer-to-dealer volume. Retail jewellery is strongest along Tariq Road, with higher-end and branded showrooms around Zamzama and Clifton.
As everywhere in Pakistan, the gold content is priced off the same benchmark in all of these markets; the difference between a bazaar workshop and a mall showroom is in making charges, certification and after-sale service.
Karachi’s main gold markets
- Sarafa Bazaar (Jodia Bazaar, old city) — bullion, biscuits and wholesale volume
- Tariq Road — the city’s densest retail jewellery strip
- Zamzama & Clifton — branded showrooms and certified pieces
Buying Safely in Karachi
For investment buying — bars and biscuits — the bullion market trades closest to the announced rate, and established dealers will test and certify purity on the spot. For jewellery, the same rules apply in Karachi as anywhere: split the quote, weigh the piece, and get the karat on paper.
Checklist before you pay
- For bars and biscuits, buy as close to the bullion market rate as possible — the premium should be thin
- Ask for the quote split into gold content, making charges and wastage
- Confirm the karat in writing and prefer hallmarked or certified pieces
- Weigh the piece on a calibrated scale in front of you
- Keep receipts with serial numbers for bars — they matter at resale
Gold Price Chart & History
How gold has moved in US dollars per troy ounce — the benchmark every rate on this page is derived from. Switch between one month and five years.
Over the last 30 trading sessions gold closed as high as $4,697.80 and as low as $4,168.40 per troy ounce, a move of -5.27% through the Tue, Sep 29, 2026 close. These rows are the COMEX front-month future, not the live spot at the top of the page. The rupee column converts each futures close at today’s USD/PKR rate, so it is not the rupee rate from that calendar day.
| Date | USD / ounce | Day change | 24K tola (PKR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $4,187.60 | +19.20 (+0.46%) | Rs 434,929 | |
| $4,168.40 | -152.80 (-3.54%) | Rs 432,934 | |
| $4,321.20 | +23.20 (+0.54%) | Rs 448,804 | |
| $4,298.00 | -20.40 (-0.47%) | Rs 446,395 | |
| $4,318.40 | -58.00 (-1.33%) | Rs 448,514 | |
| $4,376.40 | -7.50 (-0.17%) | Rs 454,538 | |
| $4,383.90 | -41.00 (-0.93%) | Rs 455,317 | |
| $4,424.90 | +25.20 (+0.57%) | Rs 459,575 | |
| $4,399.70 | +12.20 (+0.28%) | Rs 456,958 | |
| $4,387.50 | +54.70 (+1.26%) | Rs 455,690 |
Data Sources & Methodology
Prices on this page start from the live international gold spot price (XAU/USD) and major currency crosses. The per-gram and per-tola values, and the PKR, SAR, INR and other currency views, are all derived from that same benchmark at the current exchange rate.
The premium section and calculator show illustrative scenarios, not observed dealer or association rates. Their displayed percentages are assumptions added to converted spot; they are not measured local premiums. Actual quotes can include different spreads and charges.
City pages also describe local buying context — the main bullion and jewellery markets, typical making-charge and seasonal margin patterns, and how a city’s rate relates to the national benchmark. Those descriptions are TECHi editorial observations of the local market, not sourced quotes from a named dealer or association and not a live local price feed.
We deliberately avoid republishing unverified dealer rates circulated on messaging apps or scraped from other sites, because those numbers are often stale, inconsistent, or region-specific. The spot-plus-adjustable-premium model illustrates how a chosen assumption changes the total; it does not establish the local transaction price.
Historical prices are daily gold benchmark closes in US dollars and are not inflation-adjusted. For long-term purchasing-power comparisons, pair them with official CPI data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics or the World Gold Council.
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