Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
Gold was last quoted at $4,354.30 per troy ounce on 17 September 2026, with trading still in progress, up $51.30 (1.19%) from the previous close of $4,303.00.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 18.13% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2026-01-29.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,681.80, making this a +18.27% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,354.30 per troy ounce on 17 September 2026. That is $51.30 higher than the previous close of $4,303.00, a move of 1.19%.
The gold price rose on 17 September 2026, gaining $51.30 (1.19%) against the previous session's close of $4,303.00.
At $4,354.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $139.99 on 17 September 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 September 2026 18k gold was worth about $105.00 per gram and 14k about $81.66 per gram, against $139.99 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.6 on 17 September 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 17 September 2026, gold was around $3,681.80 per troy ounce. The close of $4,354.30 therefore represents a rise of 18.3% over twelve months.
It closed 18.13% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2026-01-29.