{"slug":"gold-weekly-2026-10-02","report_type":"gold_weekly","week_start":"2026-09-28","week_end":"2026-10-02","title":"Gold weekly: XAU/USD fell 2.82% in the week ending October 2, 2026","description":"Gold opened at $4,260.12, closed at $4,140.17, and traded between $4,112.59 and $4,260.60 across 6,452 non-stale observations.","body_markdown":"Gold fell 2.82% during the completed week ending October 2, 2026. It opened at $4,260.12, reached a weekly high of $4,260.60, reached a weekly low of $4,112.59, and closed at $4,140.17 per troy ounce.\n\n## Weekly XAU/USD summary\n\n| Metric | Value |\n| --- | ---: |\n| Open | $4,260.12 |\n| High | $4,260.60 |\n| Low | $4,112.59 |\n| Close | $4,140.17 |\n| Weekly change | -2.82% |\n| High-to-low range | 3.60% |\n\n## Data window\n\nThis report uses 6,452 non-stale XAU/USD observations from 2026-09-28 through 2026-10-02. The first included observation was 2026-09-28T00:00:02.089602+00:00; the last was 2026-10-02T21:08:02.023463+00:00.\n\n## Method\n\nWeekly change is `(last observation / first observation - 1) × 100`. The weekly high and low are the maximum and minimum non-stale observations in the completed window. The high-to-low range is `(weekly high / weekly low - 1) × 100`.\n\nDownload the [machine-readable report](/research/weekly-gold/2026-10-02) to reproduce or reuse these figures.\n\nThis automated report describes a completed historical week. It is not a forecast, signal, or trading recommendation.\n","facts":{"low":4112.59,"high":4260.5975,"open":4260.1185,"close":4140.1675,"symbol":"XAU-USD-SPOT","interval":"aggregated_observations","week_end":"2026-10-02","week_start":"2026-09-28","range_percent":3.5989,"change_percent":-2.8157,"last_observation":"2026-10-02T21:08:02.023463+00:00","first_observation":"2026-09-28T00:00:02.089602+00:00","observation_count":6452},"source_hash":"fab2afa48a42de91bc679ceeee7ca2968f3f8fc1dbded6928c3cf95c59341d3c","published_at":"2026-10-03T01:31:03.691274+00:00"}