Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $3,326.60 per troy ounce on 16 April 2025, up $107.90 (3.35%) from the previous close of $3,218.70.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,291.40, making this a +45.18% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $3,326.60 per troy ounce on 16 April 2025. That is $107.90 higher than the previous close of $3,218.70, a move of 3.35%.
The gold price rose on 16 April 2025, gaining $107.90 (3.35%) against the previous session's close of $3,218.70.
At $3,326.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $106.95 on 16 April 2025. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 16 April 2025 18k gold was worth about $80.21 per gram and 14k about $62.39 per gram, against $106.95 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 101.0 on 16 April 2025, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 101.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 16 April 2025, gold was around $3,056.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $3,326.60 is a gain of 8.8% over the week.
A month before 16 April 2025, gold was around $2,994.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $3,326.60 is a gain of 11.1% over the month.
A year before 16 April 2025, gold was around $2,291.40 per troy ounce. The close of $3,326.60 therefore represents a rise of 45.2% over twelve months.