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Highest closing price since 1 October 2016
Gold closed at $1,266.10 per troy ounce on 1 April 2017, up $18.80 (1.51%) from the previous close of $1,247.30.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,289.20, making this a -1.79% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,266.10 per troy ounce on 1 April 2017. That is $18.80 higher than the previous close of $1,247.30, a move of 1.51%.
The gold price rose on 1 April 2017, gaining $18.80 (1.51%) against the previous session's close of $1,247.30.
At $1,266.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.71 on 1 April 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 1 April 2017 18k gold was worth about $30.53 per gram and 14k about $23.75 per gram, against $40.71 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.6 on 1 April 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 April 2017, gold was around $1,247.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,266.10 is a gain of 1.5% over the week.
A month before 1 April 2017, gold was around $1,247.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,266.10 is a gain of 1.5% over the month.
A year before 1 April 2017, gold was around $1,289.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,266.10 therefore represents a fall of 1.8% over twelve months.