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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 August 2026, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 13 May 2026
Gold closed at $4,680.60 per troy ounce on 21 August 2026, up $106.90 (2.34%) from the previous close of $4,573.70.
This was a 2.34% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for gold. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 11.99% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2026-01-29.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,336.90, making this a +40.27% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $4,680.60 per troy ounce on 21 August 2026. That is $106.90 higher than the previous close of $4,573.70, a move of 2.34%.
The gold price rose on 21 August 2026, gaining $106.90 (2.34%) against the previous session's close of $4,573.70.
At $4,680.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $150.48 on 21 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 August 2026 18k gold was worth about $112.86 per gram and 14k about $87.78 per gram, against $150.48 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.3 on 21 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 August 2026, gold was around $4,437.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,680.60 is a gain of 5.5% over the week.
A month before 21 August 2026, gold was around $4,071.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,680.60 is a gain of 15.0% over the month.
A year before 21 August 2026, gold was around $3,336.90 per troy ounce. The close of $4,680.60 therefore represents a rise of 40.3% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of gains. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 11.99% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2026-01-29.
The most recent higher close was about 3 months earlier — 68 trading sessions before this one.