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  "id": 12836859,
  "title": "Gold prices in Saudi Arabia fall across all carats on Thursday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/gold-prices-in-saudi-arabia-fall-across-all-carats-on-thursday",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/news/dnw7wiibe"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gold prices in Saudi Arabia experienced a decline across all carats on Thursday, despite a modest rise in global gold prices. This drop occurred on the second day of the 21st Rabi Al-Thani 1448 lunar month, as the price of 21-carat gold and other carats began to fall at the opening of trading. Even as the global gold price edged up to around $4,119 per ounce, a 0.2% increase, following a nine-week low earlier in the week, traders in Saudi Arabia saw the price of 21-carat gold open at 435.19 riyals per gram, a decrease from 437.42 riyals the previous trading session.\n\nMarkets are currently anticipating further guidance on the direction of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate policy. The price of an 8-gram gold sovereign in Saudi Arabia for the day was as follows: The price of gold bars fluctuates based on weight, ranging from 1 gram to 1,000 grams. The specific prices for Thursday, 20 Rabi Al-Thani 1448, were not detailed in the source material.",
  "summary": "Gold prices in Saudi Arabia dropped for all carats on Thursday, despite a slight global uptick as the metal rebounded from a two-month low.",
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