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Gold closed at $5,176.50 per troy ounce on 26 February 2026, down $29.90 (0.57%) from the previous close of $5,206.40.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,916.80, making this a +77.47% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $5,176.50 per troy ounce on 26 February 2026. That is $29.90 lower than the previous close of $5,206.40, a move of -0.57%.
The gold price fell on 26 February 2026, losing $29.90 (0.57%) against the previous session's close of $5,206.40.
At $5,176.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $166.43 on 26 February 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 February 2026 18k gold was worth about $124.82 per gram and 14k about $97.08 per gram, against $166.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.5 on 26 February 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 February 2026, gold was around $4,975.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,176.50 is a gain of 4.0% over the week.
A month before 26 February 2026, gold was around $5,079.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,176.50 is a gain of 1.9% over the month.
A year before 26 February 2026, gold was around $2,916.80 per troy ounce. The close of $5,176.50 therefore represents a rise of 77.5% over twelve months.