Lowest closing price since 27 March 2026
Gold closed at $4,519.50 per troy ounce on 4 May 2026, down $41.00 (0.90%) from the previous close of $4,560.50.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,231.90, making this a +39.84% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,519.50 per troy ounce on 4 May 2026. That is $41.00 lower than the previous close of $4,560.50, a move of -0.90%.
The gold price fell on 4 May 2026, losing $41.00 (0.90%) against the previous session's close of $4,560.50.
At $4,519.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $145.31 on 4 May 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 May 2026 18k gold was worth about $108.98 per gram and 14k about $84.76 per gram, against $145.31 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.8 on 4 May 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 May 2026, gold was around $4,675.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,519.50 is a loss of 3.3% over the week.
A month before 4 May 2026, gold was around $4,651.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,519.50 is a loss of 2.8% over the month.
A year before 4 May 2026, gold was around $3,231.90 per troy ounce. The close of $4,519.50 therefore represents a rise of 39.8% over twelve months.