Precious metals prices today 19/5/2026: Global copper and precious metals show mixed moves, with gold and platinum rebounding while silver turns higher

As of 19/5/2026, the available metals snapshot focuses on international benchmarks. Over the previous day and the past week, several prices moved higher, while 30-day comparisons are not provided for these instruments.

International copper: 6,332.5 USD/lb. Compared with the previous day (6.28), copper is higher, and it also rose versus 7 days ago (6.635). A 30-day figure is not available.

Palladium: 1,429.5 USD/oz. Palladium eased from the previous day (1,438.5) but remains above the 7-day level (1,510.5 is higher than the latest), indicating a pullback versus the prior week. No 30-day data is provided.

Platinum: 1,996.4 USD/oz. Platinum is up versus the previous day (1,989.7) but below the 7-day figure (2,146.9). A 30-day comparison is not available.

Silver (global): 79.095 USD/oz. Silver is higher than the previous day (76.81) and also above 7 days ago (87.7 is higher than the latest), pointing to a mixed short-term direction versus the prior week. No 30-day data is provided.

News context over the last 24 hours: Headlines in Vietnam highlighted that gold prices today (19/5/2026) remained in focus, with reports noting gold rebounded after USD cooled down. Coverage also mentioned silver turning upward and several updates describing gold as reversing higher or increasing (with some sources describing mild gains).

Overall, the international metals data for 19/5/2026 shows a rebound in some short-term measures (notably copper versus the previous day and silver versus the previous day), while palladium and platinum are lower versus the 7-day benchmarks. Domestic price figures were not included in the provided dataset.