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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Gold price Performance

Better and more accurate statistics, the gold data that is being studied starts from a year ago and always ends with the closing date of yesterday.

Over the past year, the price of gold has fluctuated quite a bit. According to market data, the average price of gold was $3,896.23 per ounce. The highest price it reached was $5,560.37 per ounce in Thursday, January 29, 2026, while the lowest price was $1,965.00 per ounce in Sunday, November 23, 2025. Despite these fluctuations, gold has generally trended upwards over the past year, with a overall increase of about 29.31% in value.

Gold's performance over a different period

PeriodChangeHighLow
24-Hours$0.00 (0%)$4,394.28$4,394.28
2 days$3.20 (0.07%)$4,432.38$4,384.11
1 week-$6.53 (-0.15%)$4,434.52$4,314.67
2 weeks$258.98 (6.26%)$4,434.52$4,135.31
1 month$376.77 (9.38%)$4,434.52$3,995.10
2 months$267.75 (6.49%)$4,434.52$3,960.98
6 months-$645.97 (-12.82%)$5,228.82$3,960.98
1 year$996.11 (29.31%)$5,560.37$1,965.00

Gold price Performance in 2025 - 2026

MonthChangeHighLow
August 2025$76.85 (2.26%)$3,484.16$3,314.24
September 2025$387.17 (11.14%)$3,869.73$3,469.65
October 2025$138.43 (3.58%)$4,380.34$3,832.69
November 2025$242.86 (6.07%)$4,255.02$1,965.00
December 2025$97.59 (2.31%)$4,546.00$4,168.38
January 2026$567.76 (13.13%)$5,560.37$4,315.18
February 2026$241.53 (4.94%)$5,171.69$4,504.65
March 2026-$490.53 (-9.48%)$5,228.82$4,199.86
April 2026-$49.29 (-1.05%)$4,878.08$4,523.08
May 2026-$95.33 (-2.07%)$4,766.72$4,373.76
June 2026-$534.25 (-11.83%)$4,535.02$3,960.98
July 2026$65.74 (1.65%)$4,189.39$3,965.65
August 2026$350.92 (8.68%)$4,434.52$4,030.99