Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 12 October 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,758.30 per troy ounce on 12 October 2021, up $3.700 (0.21%) from the previous close of $1,754.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 14.29% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,922.50, making this a -8.54% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,758.30 per troy ounce on 12 October 2021. That is $3.70 higher than the previous close of $1,754.60, a move of 0.21%.
The gold price rose on 12 October 2021, gaining $3.70 (0.21%) against the previous session's close of $1,754.60.
At $1,758.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $56.53 on 12 October 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 October 2021 18k gold was worth about $42.40 per gram and 14k about $32.98 per gram, against $56.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.2 on 12 October 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.2 ounces of silver.
It closed 14.29% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.