Gold closed at $4,975.90 per troy ounce on 19 February 2026, down $10.60 (0.21%) from the previous close of $4,986.50.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,919.40, making this a +70.44% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,975.90 per troy ounce on 19 February 2026. That is $10.60 lower than the previous close of $4,986.50, a move of -0.21%.
The gold price fell on 19 February 2026, losing $10.60 (0.21%) against the previous session's close of $4,986.50.
At $4,975.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $159.98 on 19 February 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 February 2026 18k gold was worth about $119.98 per gram and 14k about $93.32 per gram, against $159.98 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.2 on 19 February 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 February 2026, gold was around $4,923.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,975.90 is a gain of 1.1% over the week.
A month before 19 February 2026, gold was around $4,588.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,975.90 is a gain of 8.4% over the month.
A year before 19 February 2026, gold was around $2,919.40 per troy ounce. The close of $4,975.90 therefore represents a rise of 70.4% over twelve months.