Gold Price Historical Data
Previous close$4,376.19
Today's high$4,425.72
Today's low$4,376.19
7-day high$4,425.72
7-day low$4,376.19
Readings today41
| Date (UTC) | Close | High | Low | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | $4,417.65 | $4,425.72 | $4,379.06 | 35 |
| 2026-08-16 | $4,381.56 | $4,381.56 | $4,376.19 | 23 |
| 2026-08-15 | $4,376.19 | $4,376.19 | $4,376.19 | 64 |
| 2026-08-14 | $4,376.19 | $4,388.24 | $4,376.19 | 22 |
Every row is measured from our own 15-minute readings, not copied from another site. The record currently spans 3.2 days and grows daily.
Questions people ask
- What is the current price of gold?
- Gold is trading at $4,412.28 per troy ounce, which is $141.86 per gram and $141,858 per kilogram. The reading comes from a live market feed and is timestamped on this page.
- Is the gold price up or down today?
- Gold is up $36.09 (0.82%) against the price 24 hours ago of $4,376.19 per troy ounce.
- What is the highest and lowest gold has traded today?
- Today's range is $4,376.19 to $4,425.72 per troy ounce, measured across 41 readings recorded on this site at 15-minute intervals.
- Is this the spot price or the futures price?
- Spot. It is the price for immediate settlement of one troy ounce, quoted as XAU/USD. Many pages that rank for "gold price today" quote the futures contract instead, which trades at a different level - often tens of dollars apart - and rarely say which one they are showing.
- How often does this price update?
- The live figure refreshes continuously from the market feed. A snapshot is written to our own database every 15 minutes, and 3.2 days of that record now exists, which is what the chart and the daily change are measured against.