Local and foreign precious metal prices recorded a slight decrease on Thursday across domestic markets in Baghdad and Erbil, coinciding with a drop in exchange rates for the dollar. According to daily trading data, the selling price for one mithqal
of Gulf, Turkish, and European gold of 21 karat in wholesale markets on Al-Nahr Street in Baghdad reached 970 thousand dinars, while the buying price settled at 966 thousand dinars, compared to the previous day's selling price of 973 thousand
dinars on Wednesday. As for Iraqi gold of 21 karat, the selling price per mithqal registered 940 thousand dinars, with the buying price at 936 thousand dinars. In retail jewelry shops, the selling price for a mithqal of Gulf 21
karat gold ranged between 970 thousand and 980 thousand dinars, whereas the Iraqi variety ranged between 940 thousand and 950 thousand dinars.