Distance from the record
This close sat 31.67% 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 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,290.60 per troy ounce on 12 April 2019, up $2.000 (0.16%) from the previous close of $1,288.60.
This close sat 31.67% 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 $1,338.40, making this a -3.57% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,290.60 per troy ounce on 12 April 2019. That is $2.00 higher than the previous close of $1,288.60, a move of 0.16%.
The gold price rose on 12 April 2019, gaining $2.00 (0.16%) against the previous session's close of $1,288.60.
At $1,290.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.49 on 12 April 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 April 2019 18k gold was worth about $31.12 per gram and 14k about $24.20 per gram, against $41.49 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.5 on 12 April 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 31.67% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.