Personal Finance / Investing Some offers on this page are from advertisers who pay us, which may affect which products we write about, but not our recommendations. See our Advertiser Disclosure. Gold and silver prices today, Monday, May 11: Gold and silver down this morning after Trump rejects Iran's peace plan Tim Manni · May 11, 2026 3 min read Gold (GC=F) June futures opened at $4,690 per troy ounce on Monday, down 0.9% from the previous closing price.
Gold moved even lower in early trading, falling to $4,673.90 by 6:45 a.m. Silver (SI=F) July futures opened at $80.15 per ounce on Monday, also 0.9% lower than the previous closing price. The price of silver edged up in early trading to $81.06 by 6:45 a.m.
President Trump has rejected the latest peace proposal from Iran, calling it "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!" in a Truth Social post yesterday. As a result, gold prices are lower, stocks are holding before open, and oil is back over $103 a barrel this morning. Consumer and producer price reports are due out later this week and will provide a clearer picture of how the months-long war with Iran is affecting prices and driving inflation concerns.
Current price of gold The opening price of gold futures on Monday was down 0.9% from Friday's closing price. Here's a look at how the opening gold price has changed versus last week, month, and year: One week ago: +2.4% One month ago: -1.2% One year ago: +42.2% The one-year gain for gold was 95.6% on Jan. 29. 24/7 gold price tracking: Don't forget you can monitor the current price of gold on Yahoo Finance 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Want to learn more about the current top-performing companies in the gold industry?
Explore a list of the top-performing companies in the gold industry using the Yahoo Finance Screener. You can create your own screeners with over 150 different screening criteria. Current price of silver The opening price of silver futures on Monday was 0.9% lower than Friday's closing price.
Here's how the opening silver price has changed versus last week, month, and year: One week ago: +6.3% One month ago: +6.4% One year ago: +145.3% Learn more: How to invest in silver: A beginner's guide Gold prices explained The price of gold can be quoted in multiple forms because the precious metal is traded in different ways. The two main gold prices investors should know about are spot prices and gold futures prices. Learn more: How to invest in gold in 4 steps The spot price The spot price of gold is the current market price per ounce for physical gold as a raw material, sometimes called spot gold.
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