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Highest closing price since 1 January 2026
Gold closed at $4,604.30 per troy ounce on 12 January 2026, up $114.00 (2.54%) from the previous close of $4,490.30.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,708.50, making this a +69.99% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $4,604.30 per troy ounce on 12 January 2026. That is $114.00 higher than the previous close of $4,490.30, a move of 2.54%.
The gold price rose on 12 January 2026, gaining $114.00 (2.54%) against the previous session's close of $4,490.30.
At $4,604.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $148.03 on 12 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 January 2026 18k gold was worth about $111.02 per gram and 14k about $86.35 per gram, against $148.03 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.4 on 12 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 January 2026, gold was around $4,436.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,604.30 is a gain of 3.8% over the week.
A month before 12 January 2026, gold was around $4,300.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,604.30 is a gain of 7.1% over the month.
A year before 12 January 2026, gold was around $2,708.50 per troy ounce. The close of $4,604.30 therefore represents a rise of 70.0% over twelve months.