Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
Gold was last quoted at $4,398.30 per troy ounce on 21 September 2026, with trading still in progress, down $26.60 (0.60%) from the previous close of $4,424.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 17.30% 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 $3,671.50, making this a +19.80% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,398.30 per troy ounce on 21 September 2026. That is $26.60 lower than the previous close of $4,424.90, a move of -0.60%.
The gold price fell on 21 September 2026, losing $26.60 (0.60%) against the previous session's close of $4,424.90.
At $4,398.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $141.41 on 21 September 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 September 2026 18k gold was worth about $106.06 per gram and 14k about $82.49 per gram, against $141.41 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.8 on 21 September 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 21 September 2026, gold was around $4,680.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,398.30 is a loss of 6.0% over the month.
A year before 21 September 2026, gold was around $3,671.50 per troy ounce. The close of $4,398.30 therefore represents a rise of 19.8% over twelve months.
It closed 17.30% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2026-01-29.