Gold closed at $4,046.60 per troy ounce on 23 July 2026, down $100.30 (2.42%) from the previous close of $4,146.90.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,394.10, making this a +19.22% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,046.60 per troy ounce on 23 July 2026. That is $100.30 lower than the previous close of $4,146.90, a move of -2.42%.
The gold price fell on 23 July 2026, losing $100.30 (2.42%) against the previous session's close of $4,146.90.
At $4,046.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $130.10 on 23 July 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 July 2026 18k gold was worth about $97.58 per gram and 14k about $75.89 per gram, against $130.10 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.0 on 23 July 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 July 2026, gold was around $3,985.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,046.60 is a gain of 1.5% over the week.
A month before 23 July 2026, gold was around $4,129.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,046.60 is a loss of 2.0% over the month.
A year before 23 July 2026, gold was around $3,394.10 per troy ounce. The close of $4,046.60 therefore represents a rise of 19.2% over twelve months.