🥇 Gold and silver prices today

Live gold and silver prices in dollars, charts with 50- and 200-day averages, a comparison with stocks and bitcoin, what drives the price, and calculators.

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What moves gold and silver prices

The price cards show the live spot price of gold and silver per troy ounce and per gram, updated every minute while the market is open (Sunday 6 p.m. to Friday 5 p.m. New York time). When it is closed, we show the last closing price and say so.

The main drivers

Gold vs. stocks and bitcoin

Compare gold's returns with the S&P 500, silver and bitcoin over one week to twenty years, see the gold-to-silver ratio against its 20-year average, and use the calculators to price jewelry or test a monthly buying plan. Gold miners and ETFs are listed with links to their full stock analysis.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the price different from my local shop?

We show the global spot price in US dollars. Shops add making charges, taxes and their own margin; the jewelry calculator lets you include those.

What is the gold-to-silver ratio?

How many ounces of silver one ounce of gold buys. A ratio well above its long-run average means silver is cheap relative to gold.