Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $2,581.30 per troy ounce on 13 September 2024, up $30.10 (1.18%) from the previous close of $2,551.20.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,848.10, making this a +39.67% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,581.30 per troy ounce on 13 September 2024. That is $30.10 higher than the previous close of $2,551.20, a move of 1.18%.
The gold price rose on 13 September 2024, gaining $30.10 (1.18%) against the previous session's close of $2,551.20.
At $2,581.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $82.99 on 13 September 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 September 2024 18k gold was worth about $62.24 per gram and 14k about $48.41 per gram, against $82.99 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.1 on 13 September 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 September 2024, gold was around $2,493.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,581.30 is a gain of 3.5% over the week.
A month before 13 September 2024, gold was around $2,466.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,581.30 is a gain of 4.6% over the month.
A year before 13 September 2024, gold was around $1,848.10 per troy ounce. The close of $2,581.30 therefore represents a rise of 39.7% over twelve months.