Lowest closing price since 16 January 2026
Gold closed at $4,600.70 per troy ounce on 19 March 2026, down $289.20 (5.91%) from the previous close of $4,889.90.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,035.90, making this a +51.54% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $4,600.70 per troy ounce on 19 March 2026. That is $289.20 lower than the previous close of $4,889.90, a move of -5.91%.
The gold price fell on 19 March 2026, losing $289.20 (5.91%) against the previous session's close of $4,889.90.
At $4,600.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $147.92 on 19 March 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 March 2026 18k gold was worth about $110.94 per gram and 14k about $86.28 per gram, against $147.92 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.9 on 19 March 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 March 2026, gold was around $5,115.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,600.70 is a loss of 10.1% over the week.
A month before 19 March 2026, gold was around $4,975.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,600.70 is a loss of 7.5% over the month.
A year before 19 March 2026, gold was around $3,035.90 per troy ounce. The close of $4,600.70 therefore represents a rise of 51.5% over twelve months.