Highest closing price since 1 January 2026
Gold closed at $4,626.30 per troy ounce on 14 January 2026, up $37.10 (0.81%) from the previous close of $4,589.20.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,677.50, making this a +72.78% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,626.30 per troy ounce on 14 January 2026. That is $37.10 higher than the previous close of $4,589.20, a move of 0.81%.
The gold price rose on 14 January 2026, gaining $37.10 (0.81%) against the previous session's close of $4,589.20.
At $4,626.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $148.74 on 14 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 January 2026 18k gold was worth about $111.55 per gram and 14k about $86.76 per gram, against $148.74 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 50.9 on 14 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 50.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 14 January 2026, gold was around $4,449.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,626.30 is a gain of 4.0% over the week.
A month before 14 January 2026, gold was around $4,300.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,626.30 is a gain of 7.6% over the month.
A year before 14 January 2026, gold was around $2,677.50 per troy ounce. The close of $4,626.30 therefore represents a rise of 72.8% over twelve months.