Spot gold prices tracked by Kitco show the metal has appreciated approximately 35% year-over-year as of June 2026, closing May at $4,538 per ounce before retreating slightly to $4,460 on June 1. Silver's year-over-year performance has been comparable, rising from approximately $28 per ounce in June 2025 to trade near $74-$75 per ounce in early June 2026, a gain of approximately 163% driven by both investment buying and industrial demand growth.

Kitco's charting data shows that gold crossed the $4,000 per ounce threshold in January 2026, marking a historic milestone that reflected both the acceleration of geopolitical risk premium and broadening central bank accumulation. The metal's 52-week high and low range as of June 2026 spans from approximately $3,304 at the low end to above $4,600 at the peak set in early 2026, illustrating the scale of the rally that has drawn institutional and retail attention to the asset class.

The gold-to-silver ratio, a widely watched measure of relative metal pricing, has moved from its historically elevated levels above 90:1 toward the 60:1 range as silver has outperformed gold on a percentage basis. Traders and analysts typically view a compressing gold-silver ratio as a signal of broadening precious metals participation beyond purely safe-haven gold buying. Platinum and palladium have also recovered meaningfully, with platinum trading near $1,918 per ounce on exchange-listed contracts.

Source: Kitco -- https://www.kitco.com/charts