As of 20 August 2026, the global metals market shows copper, palladium, platinum, and silver quoted on the world stage. The copper price is 6.6575 USD per pound, unchanged from the previous day and the previous seven days, while the 30-day price is 6.532 USD per pound, signaling a modest advance of about 1.9% from a month ago.
Palladium trades at 1305 USD per ounce, with the 1-day and 7-day readings also at 1305 and a 30-day level of 1285 USD per ounce, implying a 30-day gain of roughly 1.6%. Platinum is at 1720.2 USD per ounce, holding at 1720.2 for the short horizon, while 30-day data shows 1640.3 USD per ounce, a gain of about 4.9% over the past month. Silver is at 59.24 USD per ounce, with 1-day and 7-day readings at 59.24 and 30-day price at 59.105, roughly a 0.23% rise from 30 days ago.
The dataset provides no domestic price figures for metals, so the analysis centers on international quotes. The absence of domestic price data means the article cannot compare local retail or industrial pricing to global benchmarks in this report.
Market news over the last 24 hours highlights a range of domestic gold price updates in Vietnamese outlets as well as a notable move in world gold prices after a US Treasury Department announcement, with reports that world gold prices rose by more than 3% on the news. The coverage underscores ongoing attention to both lifestyle price expectations and macro policy signals shaping precious metal sentiment in the near term.
