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Gold jumps 3.7% in a single session
Gold closed at $4,245.80 per troy ounce on 5 August 2026, up $150.40 (3.67%) from the previous close of $4,095.40.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,381.90, making this a +25.54% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $4,245.80 per troy ounce on 5 August 2026. That is $150.40 higher than the previous close of $4,095.40, a move of 3.67%.
The gold price rose on 5 August 2026, gaining $150.40 (3.67%) against the previous session's close of $4,095.40.
At $4,245.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $136.51 on 5 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 August 2026 18k gold was worth about $102.38 per gram and 14k about $79.63 per gram, against $136.51 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.4 on 5 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 August 2026, gold was around $4,034.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,245.80 is a gain of 5.2% over the week.
A month before 5 August 2026, gold was around $4,112.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,245.80 is a gain of 3.2% over the month.
A year before 5 August 2026, gold was around $3,381.90 per troy ounce. The close of $4,245.80 therefore represents a rise of 25.5% over twelve months.