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Gold closed at $4,482.20 per troy ounce on 6 January 2026, up $45.30 (1.02%) from the previous close of $4,436.90.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,638.40, making this a +69.88% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,482.20 per troy ounce on 6 January 2026. That is $45.30 higher than the previous close of $4,436.90, a move of 1.02%.
The gold price rose on 6 January 2026, gaining $45.30 (1.02%) against the previous session's close of $4,436.90.
At $4,482.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $144.11 on 6 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 January 2026 18k gold was worth about $108.08 per gram and 14k about $84.06 per gram, against $144.11 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.7 on 6 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 January 2026, gold was around $4,370.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,482.20 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A month before 6 January 2026, gold was around $4,212.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,482.20 is a gain of 6.4% over the month.
A year before 6 January 2026, gold was around $2,638.40 per troy ounce. The close of $4,482.20 therefore represents a rise of 69.9% over twelve months.