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Gold closed at $4,986.50 per troy ounce on 18 February 2026, up $103.60 (2.12%) from the previous close of $4,882.90.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,931.60, making this a +70.09% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,986.50 per troy ounce on 18 February 2026. That is $103.60 higher than the previous close of $4,882.90, a move of 2.12%.
The gold price rose on 18 February 2026, gaining $103.60 (2.12%) against the previous session's close of $4,882.90.
At $4,986.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $160.32 on 18 February 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 February 2026 18k gold was worth about $120.24 per gram and 14k about $93.52 per gram, against $160.32 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.3 on 18 February 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 February 2026, gold was around $5,071.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,986.50 is a loss of 1.7% over the week.
A month before 18 February 2026, gold was around $4,588.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,986.50 is a gain of 8.7% over the month.
A year before 18 February 2026, gold was around $2,931.60 per troy ounce. The close of $4,986.50 therefore represents a rise of 70.1% over twelve months.