Gold closed at $5,146.10 per troy ounce on 6 March 2026, up $80.80 (1.60%) from the previous close of $5,065.30.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,916.60, making this a +76.44% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $5,146.10 per troy ounce on 6 March 2026. That is $80.80 higher than the previous close of $5,065.30, a move of 1.60%.
The gold price rose on 6 March 2026, gaining $80.80 (1.60%) against the previous session's close of $5,065.30.
At $5,146.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $165.45 on 6 March 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 March 2026 18k gold was worth about $124.09 per gram and 14k about $96.51 per gram, against $165.45 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.4 on 6 March 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 March 2026, gold was around $5,230.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,146.10 is a loss of 1.6% over the week.
A month before 6 March 2026, gold was around $4,951.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $5,146.10 is a gain of 3.9% over the month.
A year before 6 March 2026, gold was around $2,916.60 per troy ounce. The close of $5,146.10 therefore represents a rise of 76.4% over twelve months.