Gold and silver prices reach historic highs

Prices of gold and silver futures contracts on the Comex exchange have renewed historical highs, having risen above $4,45 per troy ounce and $69.5 per troy ounce, respectively, according to trading data.

The price of gold futures contracts for February 2026 delivery hit a fresh all-time high during Monday trading on the Comex exchange (a division of the New York Mercantile Exchange) as it surpassed $4,450 per troy ounce, according to trading data.

As of 9:55 a.m. Moscow time (6:55 a.m. GMT) the gold price was up by 1.46% at $4,451.3 per troy ounce. By 10:13 a.m. Moscow time (7:13 a.m. GMT) the price of gold had narrowed gains to 1.28% as it traded at $4,443.6 per troy ounce.

Meanwhile the price of silver futures for delivery in March 2026 on the Comex exchange rose by 2.1% to $68.9 per troy ounce. As of 7:17 a.m. Moscow time, the price of silver was up by 3.01% at $69.52 per troy ounce.

Gold futures gained 62.82% year-to-date, while silver futures more than doubled, having climbed by 137.27%.