Sri Lanka’s price of a pound of 22-carat gold fell roughly by Rs. 6,000, latest market data from the Colombo Gold Centre shows.

As of this morning (14), the price of a pound of 22-carat gold at the Colombo Gold Market has fallen to Rs. 240,500, down from Rs. 246,000 last Saturday (10).

Meanwhile, the price of a pound of 24-carat gold, which stood at Rs. 266,000 on Saturday, has dropped to Rs. 260,000 today, according to sources at the same market.