Lowest closing price since 27 March 2026
Gold closed at $4,506.30 per troy ounce on 19 May 2026, down $46.20 (1.01%) from the previous close of $4,552.50.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,228.90, making this a +39.56% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,506.30 per troy ounce on 19 May 2026. That is $46.20 lower than the previous close of $4,552.50, a move of -1.01%.
The gold price fell on 19 May 2026, losing $46.20 (1.01%) against the previous session's close of $4,552.50.
At $4,506.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $144.88 on 19 May 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 May 2026 18k gold was worth about $108.66 per gram and 14k about $84.51 per gram, against $144.88 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.2 on 19 May 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 May 2026, gold was around $4,677.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,506.30 is a loss of 3.7% over the week.
A month before 19 May 2026, gold was around $4,857.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,506.30 is a loss of 7.2% over the month.
A year before 19 May 2026, gold was around $3,228.90 per troy ounce. The close of $4,506.30 therefore represents a rise of 39.6% over twelve months.