Gold prices fell in the local market on Thursday, October 15, 2026, compared with yesterday's levels. A gram of 21-karat gold stood at about EGP 6,140 for selling and EGP 6,090 for buying, while the ounce traded at about USD 4,135.14 globally.

Gold prices today in Egypt: today versus yesterday

Gold prices fell in the local market on Thursday, October 15, 2026, compared with yesterday's levels. A gram of 21-karat gold dropped by about EGP 50 for selling and EGP 50 for buying, to EGP 6,140 for selling and EGP 6,090 for buying, compared with EGP 6,190 for selling and EGP 6,140 for buying yesterday.

A gram of 24-karat gold stood at about EGP 7,015 for selling and EGP 6,960 for buying, compared with EGP 7,065 for selling and EGP 7,015 for buying yesterday.

A gram of 18-karat gold reached about EGP 5,265 for selling and EGP 5,220 for buying, compared with EGP 5,295 for selling and EGP 5,265 for buying yesterday.

A gram of 14-karat gold stood at about EGP 4,095 for selling and EGP 4,060 for buying, compared with EGP 4,120 for selling and EGP 4,095 for buying yesterday.

The gold pound (coin) stood at EGP 49,120 for selling and EGP 48,720 for buying, compared with EGP 49,440 for selling and EGP 49,120 for buying yesterday.

In global markets, the ounce traded at about USD 4,135.14 today, compared with about USD 4,147.83 yesterday, a drop of about USD 12.69.

Factors affecting gold prices

Gold prices in the local market are driven by several factors, chiefly global price movements for the precious metal, changes in the dollar's exchange rate against the pound, and the levels of supply and demand for gold in the local market.

Global economic developments, interest-rate movements and market expectations for monetary policy also shape gold's direction, as does investment demand for the precious metal as one of the assets investors turn to for hedging and portfolio diversification.

Global gold prices

In global markets, the ounce traded at about USD 4,135.14 on Thursday, October 15, 2026, compared with about USD 4,147.83 yesterday, a drop of about USD 12.69.

Markets are watching gold's global moves against the backdrop of economic and monetary developments and shifts in investment demand for the yellow metal, one of the assets investors turn to for hedging and portfolio diversification.

Gold in the local market

Gold prices in the local market fell on Thursday, October 15, 2026, compared with yesterday's levels. A gram of 21-karat gold dropped by about EGP 50 for selling and EGP 50 for buying, to EGP 6,140 for selling and EGP 6,090 for buying.

This coincided with a drop of about USD 12.69 in the global ounce price to USD 4,135.14, as the Egyptian market tracks global prices alongside supply and demand and the dollar exchange rate.

Actual prices for gold jewelry vary from one jeweler to another depending on workmanship (making charges), hallmarking and design, so the final consumer price may differ from the announced prices for raw gold.

Gold prices in Egypt remain sensitive to global and local changes, which makes the global ounce price and the dollar exchange rate among the most useful indicators for explaining the precious metal's moves in the local market.