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Highest closing price since 4 June 2026
Gold was last quoted at $4,470.40 per troy ounce on 17 August 2026, with trading still in progress, up $33.10 (0.75%) from the previous close of $4,437.30.
Notable session: highest close of the month.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,336.00, making this a +34.00% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $4,470.40 per troy ounce on 17 August 2026. That is $33.10 higher than the previous close of $4,437.30, a move of 0.75%.
The gold price rose on 17 August 2026, gaining $33.10 (0.75%) against the previous session's close of $4,437.30.
At $4,470.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $143.73 on 17 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 August 2026 18k gold was worth about $107.80 per gram and 14k about $83.84 per gram, against $143.73 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.7 on 17 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 August 2026, gold was around $4,361.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,470.40 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 17 August 2026, gold was around $4,012.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,470.40 is a gain of 11.4% over the month.
A year before 17 August 2026, gold was around $3,336.00 per troy ounce. The close of $4,470.40 therefore represents a rise of 34.0% over twelve months.