Lowest closing price since 2 January 2026
Gold closed at $4,404.10 per troy ounce on 23 March 2026, down $166.30 (3.64%) from the previous close of $4,570.40.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,018.20, making this a +45.92% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $4,404.10 per troy ounce on 23 March 2026. That is $166.30 lower than the previous close of $4,570.40, a move of -3.64%.
The gold price fell on 23 March 2026, losing $166.30 (3.64%) against the previous session's close of $4,570.40.
At $4,404.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $141.60 on 23 March 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 March 2026 18k gold was worth about $106.20 per gram and 14k about $82.60 per gram, against $141.60 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.8 on 23 March 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 March 2026, gold was around $4,994.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,404.10 is a loss of 11.8% over the week.
A month before 23 March 2026, gold was around $5,204.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,404.10 is a loss of 15.4% over the month.
A year before 23 March 2026, gold was around $3,018.20 per troy ounce. The close of $4,404.10 therefore represents a rise of 45.9% over twelve months.