Lowest closing price since 16 January 2026
Gold closed at $4,713.90 per troy ounce on 30 January 2026, down $604.50 (11.37%) from the previous close of $5,318.40.
Notable session: one of the largest single-day moves on record; moved more than 3% in a session.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,823.00, making this a +66.98% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,713.90 per troy ounce on 30 January 2026. That is $604.50 lower than the previous close of $5,318.40, a move of -11.37%.
The gold price fell on 30 January 2026, losing $604.50 (11.37%) against the previous session's close of $5,318.40.
At $4,713.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $151.56 on 30 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 January 2026 18k gold was worth about $113.67 per gram and 14k about $88.41 per gram, against $151.56 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.2 on 30 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 January 2026, gold was around $4,976.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,713.90 is a loss of 5.3% over the week.
A month before 30 January 2026, gold was around $4,370.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,713.90 is a gain of 7.9% over the month.
A year before 30 January 2026, gold was around $2,823.00 per troy ounce. The close of $4,713.90 therefore represents a rise of 67.0% over twelve months.