What was the gold price on May 21, 2026?

Gold closed at approximately $4,570.70 per troy ounce on May 21, 2026 — about $146.95 per gram and $1,714.04 per tola. This is the international XAU/USD spot price; local retail rates add import duties, taxes and dealer making charges.

Did gold rise or fall on May 21, 2026?

Gold rose about 0.42% on May 21, 2026 versus the previous trading session — moving from $4,551.40 to $4,570.70 per ounce.

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Historical Unit Breakdown

Gold Price in Every Weight Unit — May 21, 2026

International XAU/USD gold closed at $4,571 per troy ounce on this date, equivalent to $146.95 per gram. The table below converts that reference value into every major regional gold weight unit — from the South Asian Tola, Masha and Rattito Bangladesh's Vori, Thailand's Baht, Vietnam's Lượng, Iran's Mesghal, and the Chinese Tael, Mace and Candareen.

South Asian

5 units

UnitWeightPrice (USD)

1 Tolaتولا · तोला

Pakistan, India, Nepal

11.664 g$1,714

1 Mashaماشہ

1/12 Tola

0.972 g$142.84

1 Rattiرتی

1/96 Tola · gemstones

0.1215 g$17.85

1 Vori (Bhori)ভরি

Bangladesh

11.664 g$1,714

1 Ana (Anna)আনা

1/16 Vori

0.729 g$107.13

Metric & Global

3 units

UnitWeightPrice (USD)

1 Gramg

Worldwide standard

1 g$146.95

1 Kilogramkg

Bulk trade

1,000 g$146,951

1 Troy Ounceoz t

LBMA bullion standard

31.1035 g$4,571

East & Southeast Asian

6 units

UnitWeightPrice (USD)

1 HK Tael兩

Hong Kong, Macau

37.429 g$5,500

1 CN Tael兩

Mainland China

31.25 g$4,592

1 Mace錢

1/10 HK Tael

3.7429 g$550.02

1 Candareen分

1/100 HK Tael

0.37429 g$55.00

1 Bahtบาท

Thailand

15.244 g$2,240

1 Luong (Lượng)lượng

Vietnam

37.5 g$5,511

Middle Eastern

2 units

UnitWeightPrice (USD)

1 Mesghalمثقال

Iran

4.6083 g$677.20

1 Mithqalمثقال

Saudi, UAE, Egypt

4.25 g$624.54

Imperial & Western

2 units

UnitWeightPrice (USD)

1 Pennyweightdwt

1/20 Troy Oz

1.55517 g$228.53

1 Graingr

1/480 Troy Oz

0.064799 g$9.52

How to read this historical table

Every price above is derived directly from the international XAU/USD spot rate on this date ($4,571/oz) using fixed weight constants — 1 troy ounce = 31.1035 g, 1 tola = 11.664 g, 1 baht = 15.244 g, 1 lượng = 37.5 g, 1 mesghal = 4.6083 g, and so on. These multipliers are mathematical, not market estimates, so the conversions are exact.

Prices are shown in US dollars only. Historical local-currency gold rates depended on the exchange rate at the time (May 21, 2026 rates for PKR, INR, AED and others were materially different from today). For an accurate same-date local-currency value, see the country-specific archive link below this section when available.

The figures are pure metal value at international parity — they do not include the import duty, VAT/GST, jeweller making charges, or dealer margin that would have applied at retail counters on this date. For wedding-jewellery or coin pricing context, retail in 22K commonly added 5–15% on top of the spot value shown here.

On this day — May 21, 2026

Gold rose 0.42% from the prior trading session ($4,551.40 → $4,570.70 per ounce).

Western wedding season: Western (especially US and European) gold and platinum jewellery demand peaks in May, June and December — combined wedding and gift seasons. US jewellery sales typically see 30–50 percent surges in these months.

Thursday — a normal trading day. Weekly US initial jobless claims publish at 8:30 AM ET on Thursdays, occasionally producing intraday gold movement.

Day 141 of 365 · Q2 2026 · 38.6% through the year

May 21 across the years — 2020 → 2025

+92.8% over 5 years

20202025

Year	May 21 close	vs prior
May 21, 2025	$3,324.94	+36.60%	View
May 21, 2024	$2,434.00	+22.76%	View
May 21, 2023	$1,982.67	+8.09%	View
May 21, 2022	$1,834.20	-2.22%	View
May 21, 2021	$1,875.90	+8.75%	View
May 21, 2020	$1,724.90	—	View

Each row is the verified XAU/USD spot close for May 21 of that year. Click any row to open the full daily archive (with country tables for May 21, 2020+).