Russian gold prices surge in Kabul markets

KABUL (Pajhwok): Only the price of Russian gold increased during the outgoing week in Kabul and the rates of other daily use items stayed stable, market sources said Saturday.

Gold prices

Mohammad Fawad, a jeweler in Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gram of Arabian gold remained unchanged at 4,450afs, but the same amount of the Russian variety surged from 3,500afs to 3,550afs.

Food items

Zmarai Safi, head of the Food Traders’ Association, said the prices of a 49-kilogram sack of Indian sugar remained unchanged at 2,800afs and the rate of 24-kilogarm bag of Pakistani rice at 2,600afs.

And the rate of a 16 liters tin of Malaysian cooking oil stayed stable at 1,400afs and a 49-kilogram sack of Kazakhstani flour and 49-kilogram was sold for 1,500afs, a kilogram of African black tea for 400afs and the same amount of Indonesian green tea for 350afs, the same rates as last week’s.

Hamid Sufizada, a retailer at Dehna-i-Bagh Market, put the retail price of a 49-kilogram bag of Kazakh flour at 1,550afs, a 24-kg bag of Pakistani rice at 2,650afs and a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar at 2,850afs.

A 16-litre bottle of cooking oil accounted for 1,450afs, one kilogram of black tea for 400afs and the same quantity of green tea for 450afs, he added.

Fuel prices

A worker at the Ahmadyar pump station told Pajhwok one litre of petrol registered no change in its price and stayed stable at 62afs and diesel at 63afs.

Mohammad Sharif, a liquefied gas seller in Kolola Pushta neighborhood, said the price of a kilogram of the commodity sold for 50afs.

Afghani vs dollar

Haji Hussain, owner of Sadaqat Money Exchange Service, said one US dollar was traded at 70.90afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees consumed 250afs.

Last week, one US dollar was accounted for 71afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees for 250afs.

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