Gold closed at $4,049.10 per troy ounce on 31 July 2026, down $51.00 (1.24%) from the previous close of $4,100.10.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,293.20, making this a +22.95% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,049.10 per troy ounce on 31 July 2026. That is $51.00 lower than the previous close of $4,100.10, a move of -1.24%.
The gold price fell on 31 July 2026, losing $51.00 (1.24%) against the previous session's close of $4,100.10.
At $4,049.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $130.18 on 31 July 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 31 July 2026 18k gold was worth about $97.64 per gram and 14k about $75.94 per gram, against $130.18 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.3 on 31 July 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 31 July 2026, gold was around $4,067.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,049.10 is a loss of 0.5% over the week.
A month before 31 July 2026, gold was around $4,022.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,049.10 is a gain of 0.7% over the month.
A year before 31 July 2026, gold was around $3,293.20 per troy ounce. The close of $4,049.10 therefore represents a rise of 23.0% over twelve months.