Distance from the record
This close sat 12.49% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2026-01-29.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 August 2026, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $4,654.30 per troy ounce on 26 August 2026, down $51.40 (1.09%) from the previous close of $4,705.70.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 12.49% 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 $3,388.60, making this a +37.35% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,654.30 per troy ounce on 26 August 2026. That is $51.40 lower than the previous close of $4,705.70, a move of -1.09%.
The gold price fell on 26 August 2026, losing $51.40 (1.09%) against the previous session's close of $4,705.70.
At $4,654.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $149.64 on 26 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 August 2026 18k gold was worth about $112.23 per gram and 14k about $87.29 per gram, against $149.64 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.2 on 26 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 August 2026, gold was around $4,541.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,654.30 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 26 August 2026, gold was around $4,067.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,654.30 is a gain of 14.4% over the month.
A year before 26 August 2026, gold was around $3,388.60 per troy ounce. The close of $4,654.30 therefore represents a rise of 37.4% over twelve months.
It closed 12.49% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2026-01-29.