Local markets witnessed a variation in economic indicators, with the global price of a gold ounce reaching 4,023 dollars. Locally, the selling prices per mithqal of gold were recorded as follows: 22-carat at 900,000 IQD, 21-carat at 860,000 IQD, 18-carat at 736,000 IQD for imported and 632,000 IQD for local, 14-carat at 572,000 IQD, 12-carat at 490,000 IQD, and 9-carat at 368,000 IQD. Regarding foreign currency, the US dollar exchange rates recorded a slight decline. In the capital's stock exchanges, the rate stood at 152,500 IQD per 100 USD, while markets in Erbil recorded 152,000 IQD, and Basra recorded 151,000 IQD per 100 USD.