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Highest closing price since 29 January 2026
Gold closed at $5,230.50 per troy ounce on 27 February 2026, up $54.00 (1.04%) from the previous close of $5,176.50.
Notable session: highest close of the month.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,883.20, making this a +81.41% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $5,230.50 per troy ounce on 27 February 2026. That is $54.00 higher than the previous close of $5,176.50, a move of 1.04%.
The gold price rose on 27 February 2026, gaining $54.00 (1.04%) against the previous session's close of $5,176.50.
At $5,230.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $168.16 on 27 February 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 February 2026 18k gold was worth about $126.12 per gram and 14k about $98.10 per gram, against $168.16 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.4 on 27 February 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 February 2026, gold was around $5,059.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,230.50 is a gain of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 27 February 2026, gold was around $5,079.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,230.50 is a gain of 3.0% over the month.
A year before 27 February 2026, gold was around $2,883.20 per troy ounce. The close of $5,230.50 therefore represents a rise of 81.4% over twelve months.