Gold rate today in Lviv

Lviv gold rate at a glance

At the last update, one gram of 24k gold in Lviv works out to about 5,906 UAH, and a gram of 22k to about 5,414 UAH. Per 10 grams, a common size for small bars and rate boards, that is about 59,056 UAH for 24k. These are spot-based figures, before any tax, premium or making charge.

Buying NBU gold coins in Lviv

In western Ukraine, the National Bank of Ukraine's Lviv regional office at 4 Kopernyka Street buys and sells the NBU's own bullion coins. The gold Archangel Michael coins are 999.9 fine and come in four sizes, from 3.11 g (2 hryvnias) to 31.1 g (20 hryvnias).

Because the face value is tiny compared with the gold inside, the price of these coins follows the gold price, not the number on the coin.

What moves the gold price in Lviv

Two numbers set the gold price in Lviv: the international price in US dollars, about $4,042.7 per ounce at the last update, and the USD/UAH exchange rate, now 45.436. The hryvnia gold price is the dollar price converted at the USD/UAH rate, so a weaker hryvnia raises the local gold price even when gold is flat in dollars.

The dollar price itself responds to US interest-rate expectations, the strength of the dollar, inflation data, central-bank buying and geopolitical risk. Our guide to what moves gold prices covers each in turn.

Premiums, making charges and tax in Lviv

The shelf price in Lviv is higher than the converted figure above. A shop adds 20% standard VAT and the seller's margin. On jewellery a making charge comes on top, so two pieces of the same weight and purity can carry very different prices. Hallmarking is compulsory in Ukraine, and the listed legal gold finenesses are 999, 958, 750, 585, 500 and 375.

Gold market hours in Lviv

The international gold market trades almost around the clock on weekdays. In Lviv the London–New York overlap, usually the busiest and most volatile part of the day, runs today from about 15:00–19:00 local time. The two LBMA Gold Price auctions in London, at 10:30 and 15:00 London time, fall at 12:30 and 17:00 in Lviv, and major US data released at 08:30 New York time, such as payrolls and inflation, lands at 15:30 local time. The week's trading closes at 00:00 on Saturday and reopens at 01:00 on Monday, Lviv time; over the weekend the price on this page is the last close. The National Bank of Ukraine sets an official gold (XAU) rate with its currency rates, but shops set their own prices from the international price. Our gold market hours tool shows the sessions in any time zone.

Lviv compared with Kyiv

Lviv and Kyiv both price gold in UAH off the same international price and the same exchange rate, so the converted figure is identical: about 5,906 UAH per gram of 24k in both. Any difference at the counter comes from making charges, dealer premiums and how hard the shops compete.

How this UAH gold price is calculated

Three numbers decide everything on this page. First, the international gold price in US dollars per troy ounce: $4,042.7 at the last update. Second, the exchange rate: 1 USD = 45.436 UAH. Third, the weight: one troy ounce is 31.1035 grams, and one tola is 11.6638 grams.

1. Price per gram in USD = $4,042.7 ÷ 31.1035 = $129.98.
2. Price per gram in UAH = $129.98 × 45.436 = 5,906 UAH (24k, pure gold).
3. Price per 10 grams = 5,906 × 10 = 59,056 UAH.
4. For a lower purity, multiply by the fineness: 22k = 0.9167, 21k = 0.875, 18k = 0.75.

The gold price is the spot price of gold (XAUUSD) from a public real-time feed, refreshed every few seconds while the page is open; the 7-day table and the 30-session chart use COMEX gold futures closes, which usually sit a few dollars above spot. The exchange rate is a mid-market rate; the rate your bank or money changer gives you will be slightly different. If you want to do the maths yourself, our guide to converting the gold price per gram, tola and kilo walks through every step with worked examples.

What this price does not include

The figures above are the international spot price converted into local currency. They are the starting point for every retail price in Lviv, but they are not the price you will pay or receive at a shop. The shop price adds some or all of these on top:

• Import duty or customs charges, where gold or jewellery is imported.
• Sales tax or VAT, where the country charges one. Many countries tax jewellery but not investment bars; the sections above say what applies here.
• Dealer premium: the margin a bullion dealer or bank adds to the spot price for bars and coins, usually larger on small pieces.
• Making charges (labour) on jewellery, often a percentage of the gold value or a fixed amount per gram.
• Local supply and demand, which can push the physical price to a premium or a discount against the international price for weeks at a time.

When you sell, the buyer usually quotes below the spot-based number and deducts for purity testing, wear and sometimes stones. The gap between the buying and the selling price is the real cost of owning physical gold, and it varies a lot between shops, so it is worth asking several.

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