Platinum futures (PL=F) opened August 2026 at $1,618.00 and closed at $1,788.40 per troy ounce, having gained 10.53% over the month. Trading ranged from a low of $1,618.00 to a high of $1,887.90.
August vacations sometimes coincide with headline-driven patches of volatility. Use the table for session-by-session closes and the summary tiles for month-to-month open, high, low, and last versus first-day direction.
Explore the platinum history index, compare palladium for August 2026, or return to the live platinum tracker and live palladium dashboards.