Afghani appreciates, flour, gold prices down in Kabul

KABUL (Pajhwok): The afghani appreciated against the US dollar and the prices of Kazakhstani flour and gold decreased while that of fuel surged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

Haji Hussain, owner of Sadaqat Money Exchange Service, said one US dollar traded at 83.10afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees at 270.

Last week, one US dollar accounted for 84afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees for 280afs.

Fuel rates up

A worker at Ahmadyar Group of Pump Stations said the price of one litre of petrol jumped from 71afs to 73afs and the rate of diesel 65afs.

Mohammad Sharif, a liquefied gas seller in Kalola Pushta locality, sold one kilogram of the commodity from 56afs decreased to 54afs.

Flour price down

Zmarai Safi, head of the Food Traders Association, said the rate of 49 kilograms of flour 1,600afs.

He said 24.5-kilogram sack of Pakistani rice accounted for 3,000afs, a 16-liter tin of Malaysian cooking oil 1,700afs decreased to 1,650afs, 49-kilogram of Indian sugar 3,550afs, a kilogram of African black tea 400afs and the same amount of Indonesian green tea accounted for 350afs.

Hamid Sufizada, a retailer at Dahna-i-Bagh Market, said the retail price of a 49-kilogram bag of Kazakh flour was 1,650afs, a 24-kg bag of Pakistani rice 3,050afs and a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar 3,600afs.

Also, a 16-litre bottle of cooking oil accounted from 1,700afs decreased to 1,650afs, one kilogram of black tea for 400afs and the same quantity of green tea for 350afs.

Gold price down

Mohammad Fawad, a jeweler in Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gram of Arabian gold 4,350afs and the same amount of Russian variety 3,400afs.

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