Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 July 2023, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,968.90 per troy ounce on 26 July 2023, up $6.800 (0.35%) from the previous close of $1,962.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 4.03% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,717.70, making this a +14.62% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,968.90 per troy ounce on 26 July 2023. That is $6.80 higher than the previous close of $1,962.10, a move of 0.35%.
The gold price rose on 26 July 2023, gaining $6.80 (0.35%) against the previous session's close of $1,962.10.
At $1,968.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $63.30 on 26 July 2023. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 July 2023 18k gold was worth about $47.48 per gram and 14k about $36.93 per gram, against $63.30 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 79.3 on 26 July 2023, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 79.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 26 July 2023, gold was around $1,717.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,968.90 therefore represents a rise of 14.6% over twelve months.
It closed 4.03% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.