Sharp rise in global gold prices

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News Desk:
Gold prices in the global market have risen amid declines in global stock markets and ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran, reflecting increased demand for safe-haven investments.

On Friday (6 February), at 6:43 PM Bangladesh time, spot gold prices increased by 2.6% to reach $4,893.59 per ounce. At the same time, U.S. gold futures for April delivery rose 0.5% to $4,914.10 per ounce.

Meanwhile, silver prices in the spot market rose 4.4% to $74.37 per ounce. On a weekly basis, gold prices increased by 0.3%. In contrast, after an 18% drop last week, silver prices fell more than 12% this week, marking the largest single-week decline since 2011.

Among other precious metals, platinum prices rose 0.6% to $1,999.15 per ounce, while palladium prices increased 3.5% to $1,673.09 per ounce.
In the domestic market, the current prices for 22-carat gold stand at BDT 254,450 per bhori (11.664 grams). Prices for 21-carat gold are BDT 242,903 per bhori, 18-carat gold at BDT 208,202 per bhori, and traditional-method gold at BDT 170,411 per bhori.