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Gold price today

Price 3,917.20 USD/troy ounce -76.76 (-1.92%) on the week
Weekly range 3,917.20 – 3,993.96 USD/troy ounce
Source Trading Economics gold (CFD), close 23 Oct 2026 (read 24 Oct; daily -30.86 / -0.77%) 3 November 2026, 11:20
Last 12 readings
Low 3,242 · High 4,185.23 · 23 Jul 2026 to 3 Nov 2026
Updated 4 hours ago · Prices updated weekly. Not real-time. Not investment advice.

The African context

South Africa, Ghana, Mali and Tanzania are the continent's principal producers. Africa holds approximately 40% of global gold reserves, and the 2025–2026 price strength has fed directly into producer margins.

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Commodity Price Week % Range Exchange
Cocoa
USD/tonne
 5,393 +5,278 +4,572.91% 115.41–5,393 ICE Futures US (New York)
Brent Crude Oil
USD/barrel
 106.31 -10.41 -8.92% 106.31–116.72 ICE Futures Europe
Coffee (Robusta)
$/tonne
 3,256 -189 -5.49% 3,256–5,240 ICE Liffe
Copper
USD/lb
 14,377 +14,371 +224,480.97% 14,377–14,377 COMEX
Palm Oil
MYR/tonne
 4,598 -194 -4.05% 4,598–4,598 Bursa Malaysia Derivatives
Natural Gas
USD/MMBtu
 2.89 -0.39 -12.44% —–— NYMEX (Henry Hub)
Cotton
USc/lb
 77.30 -3.43 -4.24% 77.30–77.30 ICE Futures US
Updated 4 hours ago · Prices updated weekly. Not real-time. Not investment advice.