Gold price on April 22, 2026
Gold closed at $4,742.10 per troy ounce on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, and fell 0.73% from $4,776.75 at the previous close.
It sits 12.3% below the all-time closing high of $5,405.00 set on 2026-01-29, in a 52-week range of $3,182.95 to $5,405.00.
Gold is up 8.6% so far in 2026 and down 1.7% over the past week.
Silver fell 1.19% to $78.07, Platinum was flat to $2,082.00, Palladium fell 0.38% to $1,559.00.
The gold–silver ratio closed at 60.7, meaning one ounce of gold bought 60.7 ounces of silver.
| Metal | Close | Day | Week | YTD | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | $4,742.10 | -0.73% | -1.68% | +8.57% | $3,182.95 – $5,405.00 |
| Silver | $78.07 | -1.19% | -0.65% | +8.44% | $32.02 – $118.45 |
| Platinum | $2,082.00 | +0.00% | -1.28% | -6.47% | $966.00 – $2,811.00 |
| Palladium | $1,559.00 | -0.38% | -1.33% | -6.08% | $933.00 – $2,106.00 |
Gold–silver ratio at the close: 60.7 · ratio history
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