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Gold closed at $4,436.90 per troy ounce on 5 January 2026, up $122.50 (2.84%) from the previous close of $4,314.40.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,645.00, making this a +67.75% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,436.90 per troy ounce on 5 January 2026. That is $122.50 higher than the previous close of $4,314.40, a move of 2.84%.
The gold price rose on 5 January 2026, gaining $122.50 (2.84%) against the previous session's close of $4,314.40.
At $4,436.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $142.65 on 5 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 January 2026 18k gold was worth about $106.99 per gram and 14k about $83.21 per gram, against $142.65 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.3 on 5 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 January 2026, gold was around $4,325.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,436.90 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A month before 5 January 2026, gold was around $4,212.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,436.90 is a gain of 5.3% over the month.
A year before 5 January 2026, gold was around $2,645.00 per troy ounce. The close of $4,436.90 therefore represents a rise of 67.7% over twelve months.