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Highest closing price since 1 June 2018
Gold closed at $1,212.30 per troy ounce on 1 October 2018, up $20.80 (1.75%) from the previous close of $1,191.50.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,281.50, making this a -5.40% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,212.30 per troy ounce on 1 October 2018. That is $20.80 higher than the previous close of $1,191.50, a move of 1.75%.
The gold price rose on 1 October 2018, gaining $20.80 (1.75%) against the previous session's close of $1,191.50.
At $1,212.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.98 on 1 October 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 1 October 2018 18k gold was worth about $29.23 per gram and 14k about $22.74 per gram, against $38.98 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.2 on 1 October 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 October 2018, gold was around $1,191.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,212.30 is a gain of 1.7% over the week.
A month before 1 October 2018, gold was around $1,191.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,212.30 is a gain of 1.7% over the month.
A year before 1 October 2018, gold was around $1,281.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,212.30 therefore represents a fall of 5.4% over twelve months.