Spot gold was $4,278 an ounce at 9:15 a.m. ET on September 24 2026, down 0.14% on the day, down 8.47% from a month earlier, and up 13.5% on the year; Comex gold settled at $4,292.90 and spot traded as low as $4,250.85. Gold dropped toward $4,280 on the September 23 flash PMI as yields rose, so the window again traded the real-yield channel rather than the energy shock.