KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of cooking oil, sugar and gold jumped while that of gas and petrol declined in Kabul markets during the past one week, sources said on Saturday.
Arabian gold price also went up while the Afghani depreciated three percent against the US dollar during the outgoing week.
Haji Hussain, owner of Sadaqat Money Exchange Company in Sara-e-Shahzada, said one US dollar was purchased at 96.2 afs while 1,000 Pakistani rupees accounted for 520 afs on Saturday.
Last week one US dollar was purchased for 93afs while 1,000 Pakistani rupees accounted for 505 . . .
