Gold closed at $4,742.40 per troy ounce on 13 April 2026, down $19.50 (0.41%) from the previous close of $4,761.90.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,222.20, making this a +47.18% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,742.40 per troy ounce on 13 April 2026. That is $19.50 lower than the previous close of $4,761.90, a move of -0.41%.
The gold price fell on 13 April 2026, losing $19.50 (0.41%) against the previous session's close of $4,761.90.
At $4,742.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $152.47 on 13 April 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 April 2026 18k gold was worth about $114.35 per gram and 14k about $88.94 per gram, against $152.47 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.8 on 13 April 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 April 2026, gold was around $4,656.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,742.40 is a gain of 1.8% over the week.
A month before 13 April 2026, gold was around $5,052.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,742.40 is a loss of 6.1% over the month.
A year before 13 April 2026, gold was around $3,222.20 per troy ounce. The close of $4,742.40 therefore represents a rise of 47.2% over twelve months.