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This close sat 25.35% 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 July 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,409.90 per troy ounce on 12 July 2019, up $5.600 (0.40%) from the previous close of $1,404.30.
This close sat 25.35% 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 $1,245.00, making this a +13.24% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,409.90 per troy ounce on 12 July 2019. That is $5.60 higher than the previous close of $1,404.30, a move of 0.40%.
The gold price rose on 12 July 2019, gaining $5.60 (0.40%) against the previous session's close of $1,404.30.
At $1,409.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $45.33 on 12 July 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 July 2019 18k gold was worth about $34.00 per gram and 14k about $26.44 per gram, against $45.33 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 93.0 on 12 July 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 93.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 12 July 2019, gold was around $1,331.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,409.90 is a gain of 5.9% over the month.
A year before 12 July 2019, gold was around $1,245.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,409.90 therefore represents a rise of 13.2% over twelve months.
It closed 25.35% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.