Gold closed at $4,861.40 per troy ounce on 5 February 2026, down $59.00 (1.20%) from the previous close of $4,920.40.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,871.60, making this a +69.29% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,861.40 per troy ounce on 5 February 2026. That is $59.00 lower than the previous close of $4,920.40, a move of -1.20%.
The gold price fell on 5 February 2026, losing $59.00 (1.20%) against the previous session's close of $4,920.40.
At $4,861.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $156.30 on 5 February 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 February 2026 18k gold was worth about $117.22 per gram and 14k about $91.17 per gram, against $156.30 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.5 on 5 February 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 February 2026, gold was around $5,318.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,861.40 is a loss of 8.6% over the week.
A month before 5 February 2026, gold was around $4,436.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,861.40 is a gain of 9.6% over the month.
A year before 5 February 2026, gold was around $2,871.60 per troy ounce. The close of $4,861.40 therefore represents a rise of 69.3% over twelve months.