Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 14 October 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,491.70 per troy ounce on 14 October 2019, up $9.000 (0.61%) from the previous close of $1,482.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 21.02% 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 $1,218.10, making this a +22.46% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,491.70 per troy ounce on 14 October 2019. That is $9.00 higher than the previous close of $1,482.70, a move of 0.61%.
The gold price rose on 14 October 2019, gaining $9.00 (0.61%) against the previous session's close of $1,482.70.
At $1,491.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $47.96 on 14 October 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 October 2019 18k gold was worth about $35.97 per gram and 14k about $27.98 per gram, against $47.96 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.6 on 14 October 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 14 October 2019, gold was around $1,218.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,491.70 therefore represents a rise of 22.5% over twelve months.
It closed 21.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.