Distance from the record
This close sat 29.14% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 12 April 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,338.40 per troy ounce on 12 April 2018, down $18.10 (1.33%) from the previous close of $1,356.50.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 29.14% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,275.30, making this a +4.95% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,338.40 per troy ounce on 12 April 2018. That is $18.10 lower than the previous close of $1,356.50, a move of -1.33%.
The gold price fell on 12 April 2018, losing $18.10 (1.33%) against the previous session's close of $1,356.50.
At $1,338.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.03 on 12 April 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 April 2018 18k gold was worth about $32.27 per gram and 14k about $25.10 per gram, against $43.03 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 81.4 on 12 April 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 81.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 29.14% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.