Gold prices in Egypt climbed Wednesday by 10 Egyptian pounds ($1.13) per gram triggered by increase in the prices of gold metal in global markets. The twenty-four carat gold was sold for 622.85 pounds; while the widely-spread in Egypt, twenty-one carat gold scored 545 pounds. The 18 carat gold reached 467.15 pounds. Gold pound also rose by 80 pounds, to reach 4360 pounds on Wednesday, Ehab Wasfy, a member at the gold department at the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, told Amwal Al Ghad. Spot gold gained 0.5 percent to $1,269.27 an ounce. U.S. gold futures were up 0.6 percent at $1,270.50 an ounce. The table below shows the recent data on local gold prices: Gold Gram Carat Price in EGP Gold gram carat 24 622.85 Gold gram carat 21 545 Gold gram carat 18 467.15