Gold prices in Egypt today jumped by 23 Egyptian pounds ($1.10) per gram; the price of 21-carat gold, the most popular in the local market, rose to around 910 Egyptian pounds for the first time in history. Gold prices globally has topped $2,000 (£1,527) an ounce for the first time as traders look for havens amid the pandemic. The one gram of of 24-carat gold registeredEGP 1040, a new record high, said Ehab Wassef, the deputy head of the gold division of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce said. The table below demonstrates the prices of gold in Egypt in Egyptian pounds (EGP) on Wedneday August 5, 2020: Carat Price 24-carat 1040 pounds 21-carat 910 pounds 18-carat 780 pounds Gold pound 7280 pounds Gold ounce $2035