Price history · April 2026
Gold price in April 2026
Gold rose 0.1% in April 2026, closing at $4,611.35 on April 30, 2026. The month's high was $4,870.50 on Apr 17 and its low $4,522.10 on Apr 29; the average price was $4,723.88, down 2.8% on March's. That left gold up 5.6% for 2026 so far.
- Close$4,611.35Apr 30 · +0.1% on the month
- Open$4,739.00Apr 1
- High$4,870.50Apr 17
- Low$4,522.10Apr 29
- Average$4,723.88−2.8% vs Mar average
- 2026 so far+5.6%since Dec 30, 2025
Gold opened April 2026 at $4,739.00 and closed at $4,611.35; high $4,870.50 on April 17, 2026, low $4,522.10 on April 29, 2026.
Gold day by day in April 2026
Each trading day's change against the previous trading day's price. Apr 1 is compared with Mar 31, the last price of March 2026.
| Day | Change | Size of the move |
|---|---|---|
| Wed Apr 1 | +2.84% | |
| Thu Apr 2 | −2.10% | |
| Tue Apr 7 | −0.60% | |
| Wed Apr 8 | +3.92% | |
| Thu Apr 9 | −0.62% | |
| Fri Apr 10 | +0.23% | |
| Mon Apr 13 | −1.07% | |
| Tue Apr 14 | +1.53% | |
| Wed Apr 15 | +0.59% | |
| Thu Apr 16 | −0.61% | |
| Fri Apr 17 | +1.60% | |
| Mon Apr 20 | −1.17% | |
| Tue Apr 21 | −0.76% | |
| Wed Apr 22 | −0.73% | |
| Thu Apr 23 | −0.48% | |
| Fri Apr 24 | −0.16% | |
| Mon Apr 27 | −0.41% | |
| Tue Apr 28 | −2.71% | |
| Wed Apr 29 | −0.94% | |
| Thu Apr 30 | +1.97% |
- Days up7of 20 trading days
- Days down13of 20 trading days
- Largest rise+3.92%Apr 8
- Largest fall−2.71%Apr 28
- Typical daily move0.85%median size of a day's move, up or down
LBMA Gold Price PM (daily benchmark), 20 trading days. Moves are worked out from the daily prices; the daily LBMA prices themselves are not listed (see sources below). Past moves, not a forecast.
What moved gold in April 2026
A calmer month after March's fall. Gold rebounded 2.8% on April 1 as the dollar slipped, rose 3.9% on April 8 and reached its high for the month on April 17 as Strait of Hormuz headlines eased oil worries. It slipped in the last week to a low on April 29 and finished April flat (+0.1%).
Largest one-day rise: +3.9% on Apr 8. Largest one-day fall: −2.7% on Apr 28.
Day-by-day news for April 2026 is on our gold and silver price timeline, with a short brief for each trading day.
What is moving gold now: today's market news.
Written by the Bullion Trading LLC editorial team from the price data and our daily news briefs, which summarise reports by Reuters, Kitco, Bloomberg and other outlets. Past moves, not a forecast.
April 2026 compared
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | $4,723.88 | $4,870.50 | $4,522.10 | $4,611.35 | +0.1% |
| March 2026 | $4,862.17 | $5,313.90 | $4,413.55 | $4,608.35 | −11.8% |
| April 2025 | $3,207.48 | $3,433.55 | $3,014.75 | $3,302.05 | +6.0% |
Gold's April 2026 average was 47.3% above its April 2025 average. The highest daily price of 2026 up to the end of April was $5,405.00 on January 29, 2026.
US dollars per troy ounce. Change = the month's last price against the previous month's last price.
Gold month by month
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Sources: LBMA precious metal prices through 2026-09-28 (shown as charts, summaries and daily percentage moves only; we don't publish daily LBMA price tables); Bullion Trading LLC weekday spot closes afterward. Latest observation for this metal: 2026-11-03; the current month is provisional. Prepared by the Bullion Trading LLC editorial team.