Highest closing price since 14 May 2026
Gold closed at $4,560.50 per troy ounce on 29 May 2026, up $61.20 (1.36%) from the previous close of $4,499.30.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,317.10, making this a +37.48% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,560.50 per troy ounce on 29 May 2026. That is $61.20 higher than the previous close of $4,499.30, a move of 1.36%.
The gold price rose on 29 May 2026, gaining $61.20 (1.36%) against the previous session's close of $4,499.30.
At $4,560.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $146.62 on 29 May 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 May 2026 18k gold was worth about $109.97 per gram and 14k about $85.53 per gram, against $146.62 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.3 on 29 May 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 May 2026, gold was around $4,521.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,560.50 is a gain of 0.9% over the week.
A month before 29 May 2026, gold was around $4,545.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,560.50 is a gain of 0.3% over the month.
A year before 29 May 2026, gold was around $3,317.10 per troy ounce. The close of $4,560.50 therefore represents a rise of 37.5% over twelve months.