Riyadh - Mubasher: Gold prices in Saudi Arabia witnessed a rise at the beginning of today's trading, as the gram of 21-karat gold, the most traded in local markets, recorded about 309.57 Saudi riyals ($82.55) .

According to the " Saudi Gold " platform, today's gold prices are as follows :

• 24 karat: Record 353.79 Saudi riyals .
• 22 karat: 324.31 Saudi riyals .
• 18 karat: reached 265.34 Saudi riyals .
• 14 karat: Record 206.38 Saudi riyals .

This rise comes amid continuous monitoring by investors and traders of the movement of global gold prices, which are affected by economic changes, dollar prices, and US interest rates .