Live spot gold chart, today's gold market hours in your time zone, and the few things that actually move the price — on one page, free.
Updated November 2026 · By the LiveTradingAI team
Live chart by TradingView. Prices can differ slightly from your broker's quotes.
The chart above is spot gold priced in US dollars (XAU/USD), updating live. Change the timeframe with the buttons at the top, or type another symbol — for example TVC:DXY for the dollar index or COMEX:GC1! for gold futures — to compare.
Spot gold trades almost 24 hours a day from Sunday evening to Friday evening New York time, with a one-hour break every day from 5:00 to 6:00 pm New York time. In US winter time (early November to mid-March):
| Pakistan (PKT) | UAE (GST) | India (IST) | UTC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week opens | Mon 04:00 | Mon 03:00 | Mon 04:30 | Sun 23:00 |
| Daily break | 03:00 – 04:00 | 02:00 – 03:00 | 03:30 – 04:30 | 22:00 – 23:00 |
| London session | 13:00 – 22:00 | 12:00 – 21:00 | 13:30 – 22:30 | 08:00 – 17:00 |
| New York session | 18:00 – 03:00 | 17:00 – 02:00 | 18:30 – 03:30 | 13:00 – 22:00 |
| London + New York overlap | 18:00 – 22:00 | 17:00 – 21:00 | 18:30 – 22:30 | 13:00 – 17:00 |
| US data (NFP, CPI) | 18:30 | 17:30 | 19:00 | 13:30 |
In US summer time (mid-March to early November) the New York times are one hour earlier. Brokers can differ by a few minutes.
Full tables for both seasons: gold trading hours in Pakistan, UAE and India time.
When you look at the live chart, check these alongside it:
A stronger dollar usually weighs on gold, because gold is priced in dollars.
Higher US real yields raise the cost of holding gold, which pays no interest.
Ranges are usually smaller in Asia and larger in the London–New York overlap.
Jobs, inflation and Federal Reserve days often bring the biggest moves.
More detail: what moves the gold price — DXY, real yields and more.
The live chart shows spot gold. Futures trade at a slightly different price, so do not mix the two when you mark levels:
| Spot gold (XAU/USD) | Gold futures (GC) | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Price of one troy ounce for immediate delivery, quoted by banks and brokers | Exchange-traded contract on COMEX for delivery at a future date |
| Where you see it | Forex and CFD brokers, MT4/MT5 | Futures brokers and platforms |
| Price | The reference most retail traders use | Usually a little above spot, reflecting interest costs until delivery |
| Volume data | No central volume — each broker shows its own tick volume | Real exchange volume, so order flow tools work |
The free Gold Desk in LiveTradingAI puts spot and futures prices, the dollar index, real yields and the session clocks on one screen, and LTAI Chart adds 100+ indicators, drawing tools and Smart Levels. Not sure about a trade idea you have seen? Read how to check any gold signal first.
The live chart on this page shows the current spot gold price (XAU/USD) in US dollars per troy ounce. Your broker's price can differ slightly because of its spread and its liquidity providers.
XAU/USD is the price of one troy ounce of gold in US dollars. XAU is the currency code for gold, so XAU/USD is quoted like a currency pair.
In US winter time spot gold opens on Monday at 04:00 Pakistan time and pauses every day from 03:00 to 04:00. In US summer time both are one hour earlier.
Usually during the London and New York overlap and around US economic data released at 8:30 am New York time — 18:30 Pakistan time, 17:30 UAE time and 19:00 India time in US winter.
Spot gold has no single exchange. Each broker streams prices from its own liquidity providers and adds a spread, so quotes can differ by a little. Gold futures trade at a different price again.
Yes. The live chart is provided by TradingView and is free to use on this page. For a full gold workspace with DXY, real yields and session clocks, LiveTradingAI's Gold Desk is free while in open access.