Currency and gold markets report fluctuations in Afghanistan and Iran

Market reports from Kabul and Iran indicate varying trends in currency and precious metal values. In Kabul's Saraye Shahzada market, the Afghan Afghani has shown growth, increasing by 1.20% over the past week and over 65% in the last six months. The US Dollar was trading at approximately 64.90 to 65.00 Afghani, while the Euro was priced between 72.69 and 72.80 Afghani. The exchange rate for the Afghani to the Iranian Toman remained stable at approximately 4,100 Toman per Afghani.

In Iran, the free market US Dollar rate fluctuated around the 265,000 Toman channel. Gold and coin prices also saw significant valuations, with 18-karat gold priced at 26,160,100 Toman and the new design coin at 265,900,000 Toman. Official data from the Iran Currency and Gold Exchange Center noted an upward trend in remittance rates, with the US Dollar remittance rate set at 1,794,784 Rials and the Euro at 2,011,849 Rials.