Egypt's gold prices up by LE9 Tuesday

CAIRO - 9 August 2020: Gold prices went up by LE 9 during transactions on Tuesday, driven by the rise in global markets.

The one gram of of 24-carat gold registered LE 1,006.85, while 21-carat gold hit LE 881, a new record high, said Ehab Wassef, the deputy head of the gold division of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce said.

He added that the one gram of 18-carat gold stood at LE 755.15. 

The value of the gold Egyptian pound hit LE 7,048, Wassef noted.