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Gold closed at $5,059.30 per troy ounce on 20 February 2026, up $83.40 (1.68%) from the previous close of $4,975.90.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,940.00, making this a +72.09% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $5,059.30 per troy ounce on 20 February 2026. That is $83.40 higher than the previous close of $4,975.90, a move of 1.68%.
The gold price rose on 20 February 2026, gaining $83.40 (1.68%) against the previous session's close of $4,975.90.
At $5,059.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $162.66 on 20 February 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 February 2026 18k gold was worth about $122.00 per gram and 14k about $94.89 per gram, against $162.66 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.5 on 20 February 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 February 2026, gold was around $5,022.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,059.30 is a gain of 0.7% over the week.
A month before 20 February 2026, gold was around $4,759.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,059.30 is a gain of 6.3% over the month.
A year before 20 February 2026, gold was around $2,940.00 per troy ounce. The close of $5,059.30 therefore represents a rise of 72.1% over twelve months.