Gold falls 3.1% in a single session
Gold closed at $4,224.10 per troy ounce on 18 June 2026, down $134.80 (3.09%) from the previous close of $4,358.90.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,389.80, making this a +24.61% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,224.10 per troy ounce on 18 June 2026. That is $134.80 lower than the previous close of $4,358.90, a move of -3.09%.
The gold price fell on 18 June 2026, losing $134.80 (3.09%) against the previous session's close of $4,358.90.
At $4,224.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $135.81 on 18 June 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 June 2026 18k gold was worth about $101.86 per gram and 14k about $79.22 per gram, against $135.81 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.8 on 18 June 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 June 2026, gold was around $4,090.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,224.10 is a gain of 3.3% over the week.
A month before 18 June 2026, gold was around $4,552.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,224.10 is a loss of 7.2% over the month.
A year before 18 June 2026, gold was around $3,389.80 per troy ounce. The close of $4,224.10 therefore represents a rise of 24.6% over twelve months.