Gold fell 10.3% in US dollars in 2026 to date, from US$4,343.53 to US$3,898.22 per ounce. The average price was US$4,479.64 per ounce, or €124.57 per gram in euros.
Gold price 2026, per troy ounce (daily closes)
Currency
Open
Close
High
Low
Average
Change
EUR
€3,699.56
€3,523.96
€4,618.41
€3,468.23
€3,874.60
-4.7%
USD
US$4,343.53
US$3,898.22
US$5,529.90
US$3,875.36
US$4,479.64
-10.3%
GBP
£3,223.87
£2,945.69
£4,013.31
£2,893.42
£3,335.23
-8.6%
Monthly average gold price 2026 (EUR)
Month
Per ounce
Per gram 24k
Per gram 18k
January
€4,017.43
€129.16
€96.87
February
€4,251.74
€136.70
€102.52
March
€4,201.93
€135.10
€101.32
April
€4,040.60
€129.91
€97.43
May
€3,931.00
€126.38
€94.79
June
€3,667.28
€117.91
€88.43
July
€3,569.70
€114.77
€86.08
August
€3,796.10
€122.05
€91.54
September
€3,762.50
€120.97
€90.73
October
€3,658.78
€117.63
€88.22
November
€3,589.78
€115.41
€86.56
What the 2026 numbers mean for sellers
The gap between the year's high (US$5,529.90 on 2026-01-28) and low (US$3,875.36 on 2026-10-30) was 42.7%. For a 10 g 18k chain, that range is the difference between €836.30 and €1,113.64 at melt value in euros. Even so, the difference between a poor and a good buyer is usually larger than a year’s price swing. Read why the gold price changes or check today’s value with the scrap gold calculator.
Euro and pound figures for MetalflowAPI-native currencies are quoted directly. Data: daily closes from MetalflowAPI.