Lowest closing price since 26 March 2026
Gold closed at $4,447.50 per troy ounce on 27 May 2026, down $52.90 (1.18%) from the previous close of $4,500.40.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,299.10, making this a +34.81% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,447.50 per troy ounce on 27 May 2026. That is $52.90 lower than the previous close of $4,500.40, a move of -1.18%.
The gold price fell on 27 May 2026, losing $52.90 (1.18%) against the previous session's close of $4,500.40.
At $4,447.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $142.99 on 27 May 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 May 2026 18k gold was worth about $107.24 per gram and 14k about $83.41 per gram, against $142.99 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.6 on 27 May 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 May 2026, gold was around $4,531.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,447.50 is a loss of 1.8% over the week.
A month before 27 May 2026, gold was around $4,675.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,447.50 is a loss of 4.9% over the month.
A year before 27 May 2026, gold was around $3,299.10 per troy ounce. The close of $4,447.50 therefore represents a rise of 34.8% over twelve months.