On Friday, March 13th, 2026, spot gold eased $6.50 to $5,119.30 an ounce, a modest 0.13% decline that left the metal consolidating just above the psychologically important $5,100 level after its recent breakout through $5,000. Spot silver underperformed, falling $0.67, or 0.79%, to $84.44 an ounce, while the gold/silver ratio held at 60.6, still historically tight enough to signal that silver remains elevated even after today’s pullback. In this daily physical gold silver market report, the key takeaway is that neither metal is reacting in a straight line to geopolitical stress because macro crosscurrents are competing for control of price discovery. A firmer U.S. dollar index can temporarily cap upside by making bullion more expensive in foreign-currency terms, while shifting Federal Reserve expectations continue to drive short-term profit-taking as traders reassess how many rate cuts, if any, are still likely this year. At the same time, persistent Middle East tension and broader sovereign-risk concerns are keeping a floor under safe-haven demand. Put simply, today’s silver spot price March 13th, 2026, at $84.44 reflects a sharper daily retreat than gold’s, but not a collapse in the broader precious-metals bid.
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