Gold closed at $4,044.00 per troy ounce on 15 July 2026, down $17.10 (0.42%) from the previous close of $4,061.10.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,329.80, making this a +21.45% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,044.00 per troy ounce on 15 July 2026. That is $17.10 lower than the previous close of $4,061.10, a move of -0.42%.
The gold price fell on 15 July 2026, losing $17.10 (0.42%) against the previous session's close of $4,061.10.
At $4,044.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $130.02 on 15 July 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 July 2026 18k gold was worth about $97.51 per gram and 14k about $75.84 per gram, against $130.02 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.8 on 15 July 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 July 2026, gold was around $4,070.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,044.00 is a loss of 0.7% over the week.
A month before 15 July 2026, gold was around $4,328.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,044.00 is a loss of 6.6% over the month.
A year before 15 July 2026, gold was around $3,329.80 per troy ounce. The close of $4,044.00 therefore represents a rise of 21.4% over twelve months.