Gold price today: GLD slips as bullion ends 2025 lower; what gold stocks are watching next
Spot gold fell 0.8% to $4,312.39 an ounce in the final 2025 session, with SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) down 0.6%. Gold ended the year up 66% after hitting a record high Friday, but pulled back on profit-taking and higher CME margin requirements. Newmont shares dropped 2% ahead of a CEO change set for Jan. 1. U.S. markets were closed Thursday for the New Year holiday.