Gold
US$ per troy ounce, nearest futures contract
What has the price done?
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Press and drag across the chart to see the change between two points. Source: Yahoo Finance, delayed. Bars are daily and prices are adjusted for splits, not dividends. Past returns don't predict future returns.
- Last price, per troy ounce
- US$3,884.90
- Day
- −3.63% ▼
- Year to date
- −10.51% ▼
- 1 year
- −3.26% ▼
- 52-week high
- US$5,318.40
- 52-week low
- US$3,884.90
Figures from the daily snapshot of 30 Oct 2026: COMEX futures, nearest contract, Yahoo Finance, delayed. Futures prices can differ from spot, and changes over a year include rolling from one contract month to the next. Past returns don't predict future returns.
What it is and what moves it
Gold is bought for jewellery, held by central banks as a reserve, and owned by investors as a store of value. Industry uses only a little of it, mostly in electronics.
What tends to move the price
- Real interest rates: gold pays no interest, so it tends to look less attractive when inflation-adjusted bond yields rise.
- The US dollar: gold is priced in dollars, so a weaker dollar often lifts it.
- Fear and central bank buying: demand tends to rise when markets are worried or reserve managers add to their holdings.
Gold doesn't earn anything, so its price is mostly about what people fear and what holding cash or bonds pays instead.
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