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Gold Price Trend — Last 10 Days
All prices in ₹ per gram · daily rate, updated once per day
What Gold Is Actually Worth in US Dollars
Gold's real-world price is set internationally in US dollars, then converted for every other country. In India, that means MetalsCost's own live 24K gold benchmark of ₹14,872.21 per gram (as of October 16, 2026) already has a currency conversion baked in.
Here's that same gold, in dollar terms: $134.41 per gram, or about $4,180.69 per troy ounce (gold's standard international unit — see our Glossary entry on the troy ounce), as of October 16, 2026.
Line the two up and you can work out the exchange rate MetalsCost used to get there, with nothing hidden: ₹14,872.21 per gram (India) ÷ $134.41 per gram (USA) = roughly ₹110.65 per US dollar. That's not a separately-quoted forex figure — it's the same math our own data pipeline runs in reverse: take the international INR gold price, divide by the day's USD/INR rate, and you get gold's dollar value.
Gold Price by Weight
Today's Gold rate is Fourteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Two Rupees per gram. At this rate, 10 grams of Gold costs One Lakh Forty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Two Rupees.
| Unit | Weight | Price (INR) | Price in Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gram | 1.0000 g | ₹14,872.21 | Fourteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Two Rupees |
| 8 Grams | 8.0000 g | ₹118,977.69 | One Lakh Eighteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Eight Rupees |
| 10 Grams | 10.0000 g | ₹148,722.11 | One Lakh Forty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Two Rupees |
| 100 Grams | 100.0000 g | ₹1,487,221.14 | Fourteen Lakh Eighty Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty One Rupees |
| 1 Kilogram | 1,000.0000 g | ₹14,872,211.38 | One Crore Forty Eight Lakh Seventy Two Thousand Two Hundred and Eleven Rupees |
| 1 Ounce (oz) | 28.3495 g | ₹421,619.76 | Four Lakh Twenty One Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty Rupees |
| 1 Troy Ounce | 31.1035 g | ₹462,577.83 | Four Lakh Sixty Two Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy Eight Rupees |
| 1 Metric Ton | 1,000,000.0000 g | ₹14,872,211,383.00 | One Thousand Four Hundred and Eighty Seven Crore Twenty Two Lakh Eleven Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty Three Rupees |
Why the Dollar Figure Moves Even When Gold "Hasn't Changed"
Two separate numbers decide what gold is worth in rupees on any given day: gold's own international dollar price, and the USD/INR exchange rate. They move independently. Gold's dollar price can sit still while a weaker rupee still pushes the Indian rate higher — or gold can rally internationally while a stronger rupee mutes most of that move locally. That's the whole reason a "gold price in USD" figure isn't something you can convert once and reuse; both halves of the equation are live.
If you'd rather see this same market from a trader's point of view — the ticker-symbol format used on forex and CFD platforms — see our XAU/USD page instead. It covers the same underlying price, framed for someone actually trading it rather than just wanting to know what gold's worth.
Gold Price History — Last 10 Days
The most recent Gold price on record (2026-10-16) is Fourteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Two Rupees per gram. This is up by One Hundred Rupees from the previous day's rate of ₹14,772.44.
| Date | Price (INR/g) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | ₹14,872.21 | +99.77 |
| 2026-10-15 | ₹14,772.44 | +112.49 |
| 2026-10-14 | ₹14,659.95 | -261.26 |
| 2026-10-13 | ₹14,921.22 | -30.53 |
| 2026-10-12 | ₹14,951.75 | -198.69 |
| 2026-10-11 | ₹15,150.44 | 0.00 |
| 2026-10-10 | ₹15,150.44 | +27.79 |
| 2026-10-09 | ₹15,122.65 | +173.68 |
| 2026-10-08 | ₹14,948.97 | +60.92 |
| 2026-10-07 | ₹14,888.05 | — |
From Dollar Value to a Jewellery Bill
None of the above includes what a jeweller actually charges. A shop adds making charges (commonly 8–15% of metal value for plain gold) and 3% GST on top of the metal-plus-making-charges total — neither of which shows up in any international dollar quote. Our Jewellery Calculator works out the real total for a specific purity and weight, and the Glossary covers each of these terms — making charges, GST, hallmarking — if you want the full picture.
Gold Price in USD — FAQs
Using MetalsCost's own live rates, gold works out to $134.41 per gram (about $4,180.69 per troy ounce) in US dollars as of October 16, 2026, alongside ₹14,872.21 per gram in India as of October 16, 2026.
Divide the two live gold prices and you get the implied exchange rate: ₹14,872.21 per gram (India) ÷ $134.41 per gram (USA) works out to roughly ₹110.65 per US dollar — which is exactly how MetalsCost derives its USD figure in the first place: the international INR gold price divided by the day's USD/INR exchange rate.
It is divided by the exchange rate — but that rate moves every day, and gold's own international dollar price moves independently too. Both feed into the number you see, which is why "gold price in USD" isn't a single static conversion you can memorize.
Same underlying market, different audience. This page explains gold's dollar value in plain terms with the actual conversion math. XAU/USD covers the trader's ticker-symbol format for the same price — the way it's quoted on forex and CFD trading platforms.
Based on today\'s 24K benchmark of ₹14,872.21 per gram, 22K works out to ₹13,632.86 per gram. Jewellers add making charges and 3% GST on top of that — see our Jewellery Calculator for the full retail math.
