Gold and Silver Prices Today: Latest Rates and Market Trends

📈 Gold and Silver Prices Today (17 Feb 2026)

📌 Local Pakistan Market Rates

In Karachi and across Pakistan today:

• Gold (24 K): Approximately Rs. 519,000 per tola, which translates into around Rs. 44,497 per gram and Rs. 444,970 per 10 grams.

• Silver (Chandi): Around Rs. 10,703 per tola, Rs. 9,174 per 10 grams, or roughly Rs. 917 per gram in Karachi.

💡 Local bullion market prices can vary slightly between cities, but Karachi’s market often sets the reference rate.

🌍 Global Spot Prices

Live global spot markets show precious metals trading around:

• Gold: ~$5,005 per ounce

• Silver: ~$77.2 per ounce (spot) — fluctuating with market demand.

These reflect real-time bullion trading on international exchanges such as COMEX and OTC markets.

📊 Recent Price Trends & Market Drivers

🔹 Price Fluctuations & Volatility

• Silver prices have recently continued their decline for multiple sessions, with gold showing a modest recovery or sideways movement in key markets like MCX.

• Weak trading activity, sometimes due to holidays in major markets (like the U.S. and China), has added pressure on prices. A strong U.S. dollar makes gold and silver more expensive in other currencies, reducing buying demand.

🔹 Inflation and Central Bank Influence

• Disappointing U.S. inflation data has put pressure on the dollar and sparked expectations of future interest rate cuts, which typically support gold and silver prices.

• However, strong jobs data or expectations of delayed rate cuts can weaken safe-haven demand and pressure prices lower.

📉 What Analysts Are Saying

• Some experts are now recommending profit-taking after a long rally in both metals, suggesting the recent rapid price increases might be overstretched.

• Others see silver remaining volatile and highly sensitive to macro events and speculation, especially amid geopolitical shifts and currency trends.

📌 Key Factors Affecting Prices Today

Here’s a snapshot of what’s shaping gold and silver pricing right now:

🔸 Global economic indicators:

• U.S. inflation

• Central bank interest rate expectations

🔸 Dollar strength:

A stronger dollar generally weakens gold and silver prices.

🔸 Liquidity & trading volumes:

Holiday or low participation days can exaggerate price swings.

🔸 Safe-haven demand:

Geopolitical uncertainty often boosts precious metal buying.

🧠 Summary

Today’s gold and silver prices reflect ongoing market volatility driven by inflation data, currency movements, and investor sentiment. Locally in Pakistan, gold continues to trade at premium levels per tola and gram, while silver remains significantly influenced by both global spot prices and local demand trends.