Highest closing price since 1 October 2024
Gold closed at $2,661.40 per troy ounce on 15 October 2024, up $13.60 (0.51%) from the previous close of $2,647.80.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,848.10, making this a +44.01% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,661.40 per troy ounce on 15 October 2024. That is $13.60 higher than the previous close of $2,647.80, a move of 0.51%.
The gold price rose on 15 October 2024, gaining $13.60 (0.51%) against the previous session's close of $2,647.80.
At $2,661.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $85.57 on 15 October 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 October 2024 18k gold was worth about $64.17 per gram and 14k about $49.91 per gram, against $85.57 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.4 on 15 October 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 October 2024, gold was around $2,615.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,661.40 is a gain of 1.8% over the week.
A month before 15 October 2024, gold was around $2,581.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,661.40 is a gain of 3.1% over the month.
A year before 15 October 2024, gold was around $1,848.10 per troy ounce. The close of $2,661.40 therefore represents a rise of 44.0% over twelve months.