Gold closed at $4,095.40 per troy ounce on 4 August 2026, up $61.70 (1.53%) from the previous close of $4,033.70.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,374.40, making this a +21.37% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,095.40 per troy ounce on 4 August 2026. That is $61.70 higher than the previous close of $4,033.70, a move of 1.53%.
The gold price rose on 4 August 2026, gaining $61.70 (1.53%) against the previous session's close of $4,033.70.
At $4,095.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $131.67 on 4 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 August 2026 18k gold was worth about $98.75 per gram and 14k about $76.81 per gram, against $131.67 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.2 on 4 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 August 2026, gold was around $4,036.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,095.40 is a gain of 1.5% over the week.
A month before 4 August 2026, gold was around $4,112.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,095.40 is a loss of 0.4% over the month.
A year before 4 August 2026, gold was around $3,374.40 per troy ounce. The close of $4,095.40 therefore represents a rise of 21.4% over twelve months.