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Gold closed at $4,555.80 per troy ounce on 5 May 2026, up $36.30 (0.80%) from the previous close of $4,519.50.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,311.30, making this a +37.58% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $4,555.80 per troy ounce on 5 May 2026. That is $36.30 higher than the previous close of $4,519.50, a move of 0.80%.
The gold price rose on 5 May 2026, gaining $36.30 (0.80%) against the previous session's close of $4,519.50.
At $4,555.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $146.47 on 5 May 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 May 2026 18k gold was worth about $109.85 per gram and 14k about $85.44 per gram, against $146.47 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.3 on 5 May 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 May 2026, gold was around $4,591.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,555.80 is a loss of 0.8% over the week.
A month before 5 May 2026, gold was around $4,651.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,555.80 is a loss of 2.1% over the month.
A year before 5 May 2026, gold was around $3,311.30 per troy ounce. The close of $4,555.80 therefore represents a rise of 37.6% over twelve months.