Gold closed at $4,589.20 per troy ounce on 13 January 2026, down $15.10 (0.33%) from the previous close of $4,604.30.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,673.50, making this a +71.66% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,589.20 per troy ounce on 13 January 2026. That is $15.10 lower than the previous close of $4,604.30, a move of -0.33%.
The gold price fell on 13 January 2026, losing $15.10 (0.33%) against the previous session's close of $4,604.30.
At $4,589.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $147.55 on 13 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 January 2026 18k gold was worth about $110.66 per gram and 14k about $86.07 per gram, against $147.55 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.4 on 13 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 January 2026, gold was around $4,482.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,589.20 is a gain of 2.4% over the week.
A month before 13 January 2026, gold was around $4,300.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,589.20 is a gain of 6.7% over the month.
A year before 13 January 2026, gold was around $2,673.50 per troy ounce. The close of $4,589.20 therefore represents a rise of 71.7% over twelve months.