Gold Prices Fluctuate, Gold Investment Increases

Gold price movements monitored have been fluctuating since the beginning of 2026. Even so, gold is still one of the investment portfolios chosen by investors.

Based on data from Trading Economics, the global gold price on January 2 was at around US$ 4,300 per troy ounce. Then on January 28, the price briefly touched around US$ 5,400 per troy ounce. Next, on March 23, 2026, the price moved to around US$ 4,400 per troy ounce. Then the price returned to around US$ 4,800 per troy ounce on April 16, 2026.

Chikita Rosemarie, Public Relations Manager at PT Central Mega Kencana (CMK), said that demand for gold as well as diamond jewelry remains steady amid global geopolitical sentiments. The company that manages brands such as The Palace, Frank & co, Mondial, and Laku Emas sees public enthusiasm for buying and storing its assets in the form of gold—both digital gold and physical gold—remaining consistent.

“Because when we talk about global geopolitics which is of a global nature, people want to keep their assets, so the part where people want to convert their assets—assets into gold, jewelry, digital gold—still remains consistent, even high,” Chikita said to Kontan, Thursday (16/4/2026).

Chikita gave an example that sales of gold at The Palace increased in the first quarter of 2026. Although she did not clearly explain the percentage increase, Chikita said that gold sales at The Palace increased and were in line with the sales targets planned by the company.

“We are consistent in how our products, and the accessibility for the public, truly become a bridge so that people can have assets and diversify their assets,” Chikita said.

Furthermore, Chikita said that The Palace will hold the Semarak Pengundian Nasional The Palace 2026 program. This program is an appreciation for customers who offer prizes starting from gold and diamond jewelry prizes to motorcycles. It is also an effort to expand public access to jewelry while providing added value in every visit to the store.

In addition to physical gold, digital gold is also increasingly in demand. Trading of Digital Physical Gold in Indonesia Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (ICDX), or Bursa Komoditi dan Derivatif Indonesia (BKDI), is recorded as having increased.

Based on ICDX data, total transactions during the first quarter of 2026 amounted to 30.921.382 grams, growing 246% compared to the same period in the first quarter of 2025, with total transactions reaching 8.941.108 grams.

ICDX Director Nursalam said that the growth in transactions in the first quarter of 2026 shows that digital physical gold market trading on Bursa Berjangka is increasingly favored by the public. However, ICDX continues to urge the public to remain careful about the various offers for digital gold trading that exist on social media.

Going forward, ICDX will continue collaborating with all stakeholders including the regulator in this case Bappebti, to increase transactions by continuously popularizing this ecosystem.

“By looking at the trends in the first quarter of 2026, we are optimistic that until the end of the year, transactions will grow positively,” Nursalam said.

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