Gold closed at $4,806.60 per troy ounce on 20 April 2026, down $51.00 (1.05%) from the previous close of $4,857.60.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,308.70, making this a +45.27% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,806.60 per troy ounce on 20 April 2026. That is $51.00 lower than the previous close of $4,857.60, a move of -1.05%.
The gold price fell on 20 April 2026, losing $51.00 (1.05%) against the previous session's close of $4,857.60.
At $4,806.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $154.54 on 20 April 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 April 2026 18k gold was worth about $115.90 per gram and 14k about $90.15 per gram, against $154.54 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.1 on 20 April 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 April 2026, gold was around $4,742.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,806.60 is a gain of 1.4% over the week.
A month before 20 April 2026, gold was around $4,570.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,806.60 is a gain of 5.2% over the month.
A year before 20 April 2026, gold was around $3,308.70 per troy ounce. The close of $4,806.60 therefore represents a rise of 45.3% over twelve months.