Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $1,990.10 per troy ounce on 1 April 2023, up $21.10 (1.07%) from the previous close of $1,969.00.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,909.30, making this a +4.23% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,990.10 per troy ounce on 1 April 2023. That is $21.10 higher than the previous close of $1,969.00, a move of 1.07%.
The gold price rose on 1 April 2023, gaining $21.10 (1.07%) against the previous session's close of $1,969.00.
At $1,990.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $63.98 on 1 April 2023. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 1 April 2023 18k gold was worth about $47.99 per gram and 14k about $37.32 per gram, against $63.98 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 79.6 on 1 April 2023, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 79.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 April 2023, gold was around $1,969.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,990.10 is a gain of 1.1% over the week.
A month before 1 April 2023, gold was around $1,969.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,990.10 is a gain of 1.1% over the month.
A year before 1 April 2023, gold was around $1,909.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,990.10 therefore represents a rise of 4.2% over twelve months.