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Highest closing price since 1 February 2019
Gold closed at $1,305.80 per troy ounce on 1 May 2019, up $23.00 (1.79%) from the previous close of $1,282.80.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,300.10, making this a +0.44% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,305.80 per troy ounce on 1 May 2019. That is $23.00 higher than the previous close of $1,282.80, a move of 1.79%.
The gold price rose on 1 May 2019, gaining $23.00 (1.79%) against the previous session's close of $1,282.80.
At $1,305.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.98 on 1 May 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 1 May 2019 18k gold was worth about $31.49 per gram and 14k about $24.49 per gram, against $41.98 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 89.9 on 1 May 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 89.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 May 2019, gold was around $1,282.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,305.80 is a gain of 1.8% over the week.
A month before 1 May 2019, gold was around $1,282.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,305.80 is a gain of 1.8% over the month.
A year before 1 May 2019, gold was around $1,300.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,305.80 therefore represents a rise of 0.4% over twelve months.