1. Spot price source
We obtain real-time spot gold (XAU/USD), silver (XAG/USD), platinum (XPT/USD), and palladium (XPD/USD) from institutional market-data providers benchmarked against LBMA and COMEX feeds. Updates flow in continuously during market hours (Sunday 22:00 UTC to Friday 22:00 UTC).
2. Karat conversion
From the per-troy-ounce USD price we compute per-gram prices for the standard purities:
- 24K = 99.9% × (USD per oz ÷ 31.1035)
- 22K = 91.6% × 24K per gram
- 21K = 87.5% × 24K per gram
- 18K = 75.0% × 24K per gram
3. Currency conversion
USD prices are converted to local currencies using live FX rates refreshed every 60 seconds. AED is pegged to USD at ~3.6725; SAR, KWD, QAR, OMR, BHD use live mid-market rates from regulated FX providers.
4. Refresh frequency
Prices update every minute on price pages. Charts use rolling 1-hour, 1-day, 7-day, 30-day, 1-year and 5-year datasets stored in our historical archive.
5. Known limitations
- Indicative bullion prices only — excludes making charges, dealer margins, taxes and VAT.
- Brief stale data possible during provider outages (we surface a stale indicator when detected).
- Weekend prices are the last close from the previous Friday until Sunday's market reopen.
6. Corrections
If you find an error, email editorial@livegoldpriceuae.com. Corrections are logged and the affected page is updated within 24 hours.