Highest closing price since 1 August 2024
Gold closed at $2,466.70 per troy ounce on 13 August 2024, up $4.300 (0.17%) from the previous close of $2,462.40.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,938.20, making this a +27.27% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,466.70 per troy ounce on 13 August 2024. That is $4.30 higher than the previous close of $2,462.40, a move of 0.17%.
The gold price rose on 13 August 2024, gaining $4.30 (0.17%) against the previous session's close of $2,462.40.
At $2,466.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $79.31 on 13 August 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 August 2024 18k gold was worth about $59.48 per gram and 14k about $46.26 per gram, against $79.31 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 89.1 on 13 August 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 89.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 August 2024, gold was around $2,389.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,466.70 is a gain of 3.2% over the week.
A month before 13 August 2024, gold was around $2,426.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,466.70 is a gain of 1.7% over the month.
A year before 13 August 2024, gold was around $1,938.20 per troy ounce. The close of $2,466.70 therefore represents a rise of 27.3% over twelve months.