Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $4,444.60 per troy ounce on 22 December 2025, up $83.20 (1.91%) from the previous close of $4,361.40.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,628.70, making this a +69.08% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,444.60 per troy ounce on 22 December 2025. That is $83.20 higher than the previous close of $4,361.40, a move of 1.91%.
The gold price rose on 22 December 2025, gaining $83.20 (1.91%) against the previous session's close of $4,361.40.
At $4,444.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $142.90 on 22 December 2025. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 December 2025 18k gold was worth about $107.17 per gram and 14k about $83.36 per gram, against $142.90 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.5 on 22 December 2025, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 December 2025, gold was around $4,306.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,444.60 is a gain of 3.2% over the week.
A month before 22 December 2025, gold was around $4,076.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,444.60 is a gain of 9.0% over the month.
A year before 22 December 2025, gold was around $2,628.70 per troy ounce. The close of $4,444.60 therefore represents a rise of 69.1% over twelve months.