Precious metals prices today 27/5/2026: Global metals mixed as gold slips and palladium declines while platinum holds near recent levels

Over the past 24 hours, international precious metals showed a mixed picture, with gold easing and palladium weakening, while platinum remained close to recent levels.

World gold: 6,432 USD/lb, down from 6,453 USD/lb in the previous day. Over the longer view, it is also lower versus 7 days ago (6,340 USD/lb) and 30 days ago (6,087 USD/lb).

Palladium: 1,393.5 USD/oz, down from 1,409.5 USD/oz in the previous day. It is lower than 7 days ago (1,378.5 USD/oz) and notably below 30 days ago (1,484.5 USD/oz).

Platinum: 1,976.8 USD/oz, slightly higher than the previous day (1,973.2 USD/oz). However, it remains below 30 days ago (2,000.0 USD/oz), while it is slightly above 7 days ago (1,960.0 USD/oz).

World silver: 77.67 USD/oz, down from 77.915 USD/oz in the previous day. It is also lower versus 7 days ago (76.18 USD/oz) and 30 days ago (75.97 USD/oz).

News flow in the last 24 hours highlighted gold price softness, with reports pointing to concerns that the Fed could raise interest rates. In Vietnam, coverage also noted that SJC gold was stable at 161.5 VND/tael.