Highest closing price since 1 September 2000
Gold closed at $272.00 per troy ounce on 1 December 2000, up $1.900 (0.70%) from the previous close of $270.10.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $272.00 per troy ounce on 1 December 2000. That is $1.90 higher than the previous close of $270.10, a move of 0.70%.
The gold price rose on 1 December 2000, gaining $1.90 (0.70%) against the previous session's close of $270.10.
At $272.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.75 on 1 December 2000. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 1 December 2000 18k gold was worth about $6.56 per gram and 14k about $5.10 per gram, against $8.75 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.3 on 1 December 2000, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 December 2000, gold was around $270.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $272.00 is a gain of 0.7% over the week.
A month before 1 December 2000, gold was around $270.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $272.00 is a gain of 0.7% over the month.