Distance from the record
This close sat 33.76% 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 October 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,251.10 per troy ounce on 12 October 2016, down $1.900 (0.15%) from the previous close of $1,253.00.
This close sat 33.76% 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 $1,164.90, making this a +7.40% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,251.10 per troy ounce on 12 October 2016. That is $1.90 lower than the previous close of $1,253.00, a move of -0.15%.
The gold price fell on 12 October 2016, losing $1.90 (0.15%) against the previous session's close of $1,253.00.
At $1,251.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.22 on 12 October 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 October 2016 18k gold was worth about $30.17 per gram and 14k about $23.46 per gram, against $40.22 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.7 on 12 October 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 12 October 2016, gold was around $1,321.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,251.10 is a loss of 5.3% over the month.
It closed 33.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.