Gold prices recorded a slight decline in the Baghdad and Erbil markets on Tuesday, with the price of a mithqal remaining close to 950,000 Iraqi dinars.

In Baghdad, the selling price of a mithqal of 21-carat gold, including Gulf, Turkish and European varieties, stood at around 960,000 IQD, while the buying price reached 956,000 IQD. The price had been 965,000 IQD on Monday.

Iraqi 21-carat gold was sold at approximately 930,000 IQD per mithqal, with a buying price of 926,000 IQD.

At jewelry stores, Gulf 21-carat gold ranged between 960,000 and 970,000 IQD, while Iraqi gold was priced between 930,000 and 940,000 IQD per mithqal.

In Erbil, 22-carat gold reached around 984,000 IQD per mithqal, while 21-carat gold stood at approximately 940,000 IQD and 18-carat gold at 807,000 IQD.