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Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $5,079.70 per troy ounce on 26 January 2026, up $103.50 (2.08%) from the previous close of $4,976.20.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,777.30, making this a +82.90% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $5,079.70 per troy ounce on 26 January 2026. That is $103.50 higher than the previous close of $4,976.20, a move of 2.08%.
The gold price rose on 26 January 2026, gaining $103.50 (2.08%) against the previous session's close of $4,976.20.
At $5,079.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $163.32 on 26 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 January 2026 18k gold was worth about $122.49 per gram and 14k about $95.27 per gram, against $163.32 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 44.1 on 26 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 44.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 January 2026, gold was around $4,588.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,079.70 is a gain of 10.7% over the week.
A month before 26 January 2026, gold was around $4,529.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,079.70 is a gain of 12.2% over the month.
A year before 26 January 2026, gold was around $2,777.30 per troy ounce. The close of $5,079.70 therefore represents a rise of 82.9% over twelve months.