Highest closing price since 4 June 2026
Gold closed at $4,437.30 per troy ounce on 14 August 2026, up $22.70 (0.51%) from the previous close of $4,414.60.
Notable session: highest close of the month.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,335.20, making this a +33.04% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,437.30 per troy ounce on 14 August 2026. That is $22.70 higher than the previous close of $4,414.60, a move of 0.51%.
The gold price rose on 14 August 2026, gaining $22.70 (0.51%) against the previous session's close of $4,414.60.
At $4,437.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $142.66 on 14 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 August 2026 18k gold was worth about $107.00 per gram and 14k about $83.22 per gram, against $142.66 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.2 on 14 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 14 August 2026, gold was around $4,340.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,437.30 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 14 August 2026, gold was around $4,061.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,437.30 is a gain of 9.3% over the month.
A year before 14 August 2026, gold was around $3,335.20 per troy ounce. The close of $4,437.30 therefore represents a rise of 33.0% over twelve months.