Gold closed at $4,012.70 per troy ounce on 17 July 2026, up $27.10 (0.68%) from the previous close of $3,985.60.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,340.10, making this a +20.14% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,012.70 per troy ounce on 17 July 2026. That is $27.10 higher than the previous close of $3,985.60, a move of 0.68%.
The gold price rose on 17 July 2026, gaining $27.10 (0.68%) against the previous session's close of $3,985.60.
At $4,012.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $129.01 on 17 July 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 July 2026 18k gold was worth about $96.76 per gram and 14k about $75.26 per gram, against $129.01 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.6 on 17 July 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 July 2026, gold was around $4,104.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,012.70 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 17 July 2026, gold was around $4,358.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,012.70 is a loss of 7.9% over the month.
A year before 17 July 2026, gold was around $3,340.10 per troy ounce. The close of $4,012.70 therefore represents a rise of 20.1% over twelve months.