Distance from the record
This close sat 1.39% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-08.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 12 April 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,452.90 per troy ounce on 12 April 2011, down $14.50 (0.99%) from the previous close of $1,467.40.
This close sat 1.39% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-08.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,161.60, making this a +25.08% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,452.90 per troy ounce on 12 April 2011. That is $14.50 lower than the previous close of $1,467.40, a move of -0.99%.
The gold price fell on 12 April 2011, losing $14.50 (0.99%) against the previous session's close of $1,467.40.
At $1,452.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $46.71 on 12 April 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 April 2011 18k gold was worth about $35.03 per gram and 14k about $27.25 per gram, against $46.71 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 36.3 on 12 April 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 36.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 12 April 2011, gold was around $1,161.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,452.90 therefore represents a rise of 25.1% over twelve months.
It closed 1.39% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-08.