Syrian Pound Strengthens Broadly; Gold Prices See Notable Gains
The Syrian Pound showed broad strengthening against the US Dollar, Euro, Turkish Lira, and Saudi Riyal over the past two weeks. Gold prices in USD saw notable gains, while cryptocurrencies edged higher.
US Dollar Exchange Rate
As of 2026-08-05, the Syrian Pound traded at 131 SYP per US Dollar, with buy rates at 130.75 and sell rates at 131.25. Over the last two weeks, the pound strengthened by 2.0% against the dollar.
Other Major Currencies
Against the Euro, the Syrian Pound was at 150.7 SYP, strengthening by 0.8% in two weeks. The pound also gained against the Turkish Lira, trading at 2.745 SYP and strengthening by 2.1% over two weeks, and against the Saudi Riyal at 34.735 SYP, strengthening by 1.7%.
Gold Prices in USD
Gold prices increased over the past 24 hours. A gram of 24K gold was quoted at 136 USD, up 4.0%. 21K gold reached 119 USD per gram, and 18K gold was 102 USD per gram, both up 3.4%.
Cryptocurrency Market
Bitcoin was priced at 64375 USD, showing a 0.5% gain in 24 hours. Ethereum also saw a slight increase, trading at 1873 USD with a 0.1% gain over the same period.