dijlahpoint - The exchange rates of the US dollar continued to rise in local markets on Monday, with markets in Baghdad, Erbil, and Basra recording a selling price of 156,000 dinars per $100, while the buying price reached 155,500 dinars. In a related context, gold markets witnessed relative stability compared to the previous day's trading, as the Jewelers Syndicate priced a mithqal of 21-karat gold at 960,000 dinars, and 18-karat at 822,000 dinars, while the 22-karat reached 1,004,000 dinars, maintaining a state of anticipation in the local markets regarding these financial fluctuations.