Gold $4,271.89 +0.13% Silver $63.75 +0.26% Platinum $1,748.91 −0.27% Palladium $1,257.18 −0.99% Bitcoin $84,270.00 +0.12% Ethereum $2,681.61 −0.32%
Gold price on January 20, 2026
Gold closed at $4,747.80 per troy ounce on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and rose 1.73% from $4,666.85 at the previous close.
That is a new all-time closing high, above the previous record of $4,747.80.
Gold is up 8.7% so far in 2026 and up 2.7% over the past week.
Silver rose 2.90% to $95.70, Platinum rose 1.35% to $2,400.00, Palladium rose 2.98% to $1,867.00.
The gold–silver ratio closed at 49.6, meaning one ounce of gold bought 49.6 ounces of silver.
| Metal | Close | Day | Week | YTD | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldrecord | $4,747.80 | +1.73% | +2.70% | +8.70% | $2,737.80 – $4,747.80 |
| Silverrecord | $95.70 | +2.90% | +11.51% | +32.94% | $30.15 – $95.70 |
| Platinumrecord | $2,400.00 | +1.35% | +0.50% | +7.82% | $920.00 – $2,400.00 |
| Palladium | $1,867.00 | +2.98% | -0.85% | +12.47% | $901.00 – $1,883.00 |
Gold–silver ratio at the close: 49.6 · ratio history
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