Highest closing price since 18 March 2026
Gold closed at $4,651.50 per troy ounce on 2 April 2026, up $36.80 (0.80%) from the previous close of $4,614.70.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,139.90, making this a +48.14% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,651.50 per troy ounce on 2 April 2026. That is $36.80 higher than the previous close of $4,614.70, a move of 0.80%.
The gold price rose on 2 April 2026, gaining $36.80 (0.80%) against the previous session's close of $4,614.70.
At $4,651.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $149.55 on 2 April 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 2 April 2026 18k gold was worth about $112.16 per gram and 14k about $87.24 per gram, against $149.55 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.0 on 2 April 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 2 April 2026, gold was around $4,375.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,651.50 is a gain of 6.3% over the week.
A month before 2 April 2026, gold was around $5,294.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,651.50 is a loss of 12.1% over the month.
A year before 2 April 2026, gold was around $3,139.90 per troy ounce. The close of $4,651.50 therefore represents a rise of 48.1% over twelve months.