Lowest closing price since 20 July 2026
Gold closed at $4,033.70 per troy ounce on 3 August 2026, down $9.510 (0.24%) from the previous close of $4,043.21.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,473.70, making this a +16.12% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,033.70 per troy ounce on 3 August 2026. That is $9.51 lower than the previous close of $4,043.21, a move of -0.24%.
The gold price fell on 3 August 2026, losing $9.51 (0.24%) against the previous session's close of $4,043.21.
At $4,033.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $129.69 on 3 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 August 2026 18k gold was worth about $97.26 per gram and 14k about $75.65 per gram, against $129.69 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.9 on 3 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 August 2026, gold was around $4,074.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,033.70 is a loss of 1.0% over the week.
A month before 3 August 2026, gold was around $4,112.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,033.70 is a loss of 1.9% over the month.
A year before 3 August 2026, gold was around $3,473.70 per troy ounce. The close of $4,033.70 therefore represents a rise of 16.1% over twelve months.