Gold price in March 2026: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold closed March 2026 at $4,647.60 an ounce, down 11.44% on the month. The highest close was $5,311.60 on 2 Mar and the lowest $4,376.30 on 26 Mar. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, March 2026 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = February 2026 close ($5,247.90).
Daily gold prices in March 2026 (22 trading days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Mar | $5,360.00 | $5,434.10 | $5,272.90 | $5,311.60 | +$63.70 | +1.21% |
| Tue 3 Mar | $5,335.70 | $5,394.20 | $5,005.00 | $5,123.70 | −$187.90 | −3.54% |
| Wed 4 Mar | $5,110.00 | $5,218.30 | $5,092.80 | $5,134.70 | +$11.00 | +0.21% |
| Thu 5 Mar | $5,155.70 | $5,204.30 | $5,058.90 | $5,078.70 | −$56.00 | −1.09% |
| Fri 6 Mar | $5,099.70 | $5,185.00 | $5,071.00 | $5,158.70 | +$80.00 | +1.58% |
| Mon 9 Mar | $5,186.70 | $5,210.40 | $5,021.20 | $5,103.70 | −$55.00 | −1.07% |
| Tue 10 Mar | $5,152.40 | $5,248.70 | $5,127.10 | $5,242.10 | +$138.40 | +2.71% |
| Wed 11 Mar | $5,194.00 | $5,230.90 | $5,155.90 | $5,179.10 | −$63.00 | −1.20% |
| Thu 12 Mar | $5,185.40 | $5,197.80 | $5,058.20 | $5,125.80 | −$53.30 | −1.03% |
| Fri 13 Mar | $5,084.00 | $5,132.40 | $5,014.10 | $5,061.70 | −$64.10 | −1.25% |
| Mon 16 Mar | $5,010.00 | $5,044.50 | $4,970.10 | $5,002.20 | −$59.50 | −1.18% |
| Tue 17 Mar | $5,012.20 | $5,049.40 | $4,977.00 | $5,008.20 | +$6.00 | +0.12% |
| Wed 18 Mar | $5,010.60 | $5,022.00 | $4,809.30 | $4,896.20 | −$112.00 | −2.24% |
| Thu 19 Mar worst day | $4,828.00 | $4,868.70 | $4,505.00 | $4,605.70 | −$290.50 | −5.93% |
| Fri 20 Mar | $4,653.90 | $4,738.20 | $4,478.40 | $4,574.90 | −$30.80 | −0.67% |
| Mon 23 Mar | $4,450.00 | $4,537.10 | $4,100.00 | $4,407.30 | −$167.60 | −3.66% |
| Tue 24 Mar | $4,414.80 | $4,485.60 | $4,306.30 | $4,402.00 | −$5.30 | −0.12% |
| Wed 25 Mar best day | $4,473.50 | $4,601.00 | $4,458.20 | $4,552.30 | +$150.30 | +3.41% |
| Thu 26 Mar | $4,508.90 | $4,541.60 | $4,348.20 | $4,376.30 | −$176.00 | −3.87% |
| Fri 27 Mar | $4,371.80 | $4,552.10 | $4,369.10 | $4,492.50 | +$116.20 | +2.66% |
| Mon 30 Mar | $4,482.80 | $4,579.10 | $4,413.40 | $4,526.00 | +$33.50 | +0.75% |
| Tue 31 Mar | $4,510.00 | $4,684.10 | $4,508.60 | $4,647.60 | +$121.60 | +2.69% |
Close = COMEX gold futures settlement in US dollars per troy ounce; change is against the previous trading day's close.
Monthly open, high, low and close
| March 2026 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $5,311.60 | $5,311.60 | $4,376.30 | $4,647.60 | −11.44% |
| Intraday | $5,360.00 | $5,434.10 2 Mar | $4,100.00 23 Mar | $4,647.60 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2026 page and the monthly returns heatmap). Intraday: the highest and lowest traded prices in the daily bars.
Source: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) daily settlements and intraday bars via Yahoo Finance; US CPI (FRED CPIAUCSL) for the inflation adjustment; World Bank Pink Sheet for the monthly London average. Figures are final settlements; sources may occasionally revise historical data.
Gold in March 2026: summary
Gold slumped 11.44% in March 2026, from $5,247.90 at the end of February 2026 to $4,647.60 an ounce. Settlement prices ranged from $4,376.30 on 26 March 2026 to $5,311.60 on 2 March 2026, a spread of $935.30 (17.8%), wider than the 9.6% average of the previous 12 months. Gold closed higher on 9 of 22 trading days and lower on 13; the strongest session was 25 March 2026 (+3.41%) and the weakest 19 March 2026 (−5.93%).
That was the biggest monthly fall since June 2013. It ended a run of 7 straight monthly gains.
How March 2026 compares
- Against other Marches: at −11.44%, March 2026 ranks 26th of 26 Marches since 2001 (best first), the worst since 2001.
- Against every month: it ranks 310th of 313 months since September 2000, better than 1% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $935.30, or 17.8% of the opening level, 1.9× the 9.6% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 1.92% (up or down), against 1.14% over the previous 12 months, so March 2026 was more volatile than usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 3 days and the longest run of lower closes 5 days.
- Bigger picture: at the month-end close gold was +7.06% for 2026 to the end of March and +48.83% over 12 months (against the March 2025 close of $3,122.80).
- Average price: the mean of the 22 daily closes was $4,864.14; the World Bank's monthly average of the London (LBMA) price was $4,856.00.
Across the other 25 completed Marches since 2001, gold averaged +0.67% and rose in 12 of them (48%). March 2026 lagged that average by 12.1 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Marches side by side.
March 2026 in today's dollars
Adjusted for US consumer-price inflation, the $4,647.60 closing price equals about $4,732 in September 2026 dollars (CPI 330.3 in March 2026 against 336.3 in September 2026, FRED series CPIAUCSL), 2% more than the nominal figure. The gold price history hub restates every year's close on the same basis, and the all-time-high tracker lists every record close in nominal dollars.
Gold price by month in 2026
The gold price in 2026 page has the year's open, high, low and close, and the monthly archive on the gold price history hub explains how these month pages are built.
Frequently asked questions
What was the gold price in March 2026?
Gold closed March 2026 at $4,647.60 an ounce (COMEX settlement). It opened the month at $5,311.60 and averaged $4,864.14 across 22 trading days; the World Bank’s London average for the month was $4,856.00.
Did gold go up in March 2026?
No. Gold was down 11.44% in March 2026, from $5,247.90 at the end of February 2026 to $4,647.60. It closed higher on 9 of 22 days. Among Marches since 2001 it ranks 26th of 26 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in March 2026?
The highest close was $5,311.60 on 2 March 2026. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $5,434.10 on 2 March 2026.
What was the lowest gold price in March 2026?
The lowest close was $4,376.30 on 26 March 2026, $935.30 (17.8%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $4,100.00 on 23 March 2026.
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