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Highest closing price since 29 January 2026
Gold closed at $5,204.70 per troy ounce on 23 February 2026, up $145.40 (2.87%) from the previous close of $5,059.30.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,937.60, making this a +77.18% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $5,204.70 per troy ounce on 23 February 2026. That is $145.40 higher than the previous close of $5,059.30, a move of 2.87%.
The gold price rose on 23 February 2026, gaining $145.40 (2.87%) against the previous session's close of $5,059.30.
At $5,204.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $167.33 on 23 February 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 February 2026 18k gold was worth about $125.50 per gram and 14k about $97.61 per gram, against $167.33 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.2 on 23 February 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 February 2026, gold was around $5,022.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,204.70 is a gain of 3.6% over the week.
A month before 23 February 2026, gold was around $4,976.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,204.70 is a gain of 4.6% over the month.
A year before 23 February 2026, gold was around $2,937.60 per troy ounce. The close of $5,204.70 therefore represents a rise of 77.2% over twelve months.