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This close sat 17.00% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2026-01-29.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 18 August 2026, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $4,414.20 per troy ounce on 18 August 2026, down $56.20 (1.26%) from the previous close of $4,470.40.
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 close sat 17.00% 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 $3,331.70, making this a +32.49% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,414.20 per troy ounce on 18 August 2026. That is $56.20 lower than the previous close of $4,470.40, a move of -1.26%.
The gold price fell on 18 August 2026, losing $56.20 (1.26%) against the previous session's close of $4,470.40.
At $4,414.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $141.92 on 18 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 August 2026 18k gold was worth about $106.44 per gram and 14k about $82.79 per gram, against $141.92 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.0 on 18 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 18 August 2026, gold was around $4,012.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,414.20 is a gain of 10.0% over the month.
A year before 18 August 2026, gold was around $3,331.70 per troy ounce. The close of $4,414.20 therefore represents a rise of 32.5% over twelve months.
It closed 17.00% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2026-01-29.