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Prices updated 28 August 2026 · AUD
Gold −0.75%
A$6,372
AUD / troy oz · 45-day trend
Silver +0.15%
A$95.74
AUD / troy oz · 45-day trend
Platinum +0.19%
A$2,569
AUD / troy oz · 45-day trend
Gold / silver ratio
67
Ounces of silver per ounce of gold

Source: metals.dev — live AUD spot, updated daily by scripts/fetch-prices.mjs. Retail coin/bar prices run above spot (dealer premium).

Price tracker

AUD spot fluctuations
A$— over 3 months

Gold / silver ratio

last 12 months

A high ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold. Updated daily from spot.

Performance

AUD price change
Metal1W1M3M1Y
Gold +0.26%+9.4%+0.67%+22.5%
Silver −0.02%+14.6%−9.7%+61.1%
Platinum −0.41%+10.7%−5.2%+21.9%

Change to the latest spot close, in Australian dollars.

Source: metals.dev — AUD spot per troy ounce, updated daily. Spot is the wholesale benchmark; Perth Mint retail coins & bars trade above spot (dealer premium).

Central-bank reserves

Monthly · Latest release · Q1 to May 2026

About 244t was bought by central banks in Q1 (World Gold Council alternative data), versus just 16t reported, because Türkiye's 60t March sale masked it. The WGC still expects about 850t across 2026.

Net buyers
Poland (NBP)+14tApril
Top buyer · +45t YTD · 595t total (~30% of reserves)
Uzbekistan+25tQ1
Producer-nation steady buyer
China (PBOC)~+10tMay
19-month streak · reserves 2,331.5t · 317t net imports in Q1
Net sellers
Türkiye−60tMarch
The sale that masked the Q1 headline
Australia (RBA)holds ~80t
Not an active buyer

Source: World Gold Council; PBOC/SAFE via Kitco; J.P. Morgan Research. Official reserve figures are reported monthly with a lag — this tracks the latest release, not daily flows.

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General information and commentary only — not financial product advice. Figures are compiled from the sources shown and may lag the market. Precious metals carry risk and prices can fall.