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Highest closing price since 24 April 2026
Gold closed at $4,681.90 per troy ounce on 6 May 2026, up $126.10 (2.77%) from the previous close of $4,555.80.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $3,411.40, making this a +37.24% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $4,681.90 per troy ounce on 6 May 2026. That is $126.10 higher than the previous close of $4,555.80, a move of 2.77%.
The gold price rose on 6 May 2026, gaining $126.10 (2.77%) against the previous session's close of $4,555.80.
At $4,681.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $150.53 on 6 May 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 May 2026 18k gold was worth about $112.89 per gram and 14k about $87.81 per gram, against $150.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.0 on 6 May 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 May 2026, gold was around $4,545.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,681.90 is a gain of 3.0% over the week.
A month before 6 May 2026, gold was around $4,656.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,681.90 is a gain of 0.5% over the month.
A year before 6 May 2026, gold was around $3,411.40 per troy ounce. The close of $4,681.90 therefore represents a rise of 37.2% over twelve months.