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 18 April 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,351.20 per troy ounce on 18 April 2018, up $4.000 (0.30%) from the previous close of $1,347.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 28.46% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 9 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,291.70, making this a +4.61% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,351.20 per troy ounce on 18 April 2018. That is $4.00 higher than the previous close of $1,347.20, a move of 0.30%.
The gold price rose on 18 April 2018, gaining $4.00 (0.30%) against the previous session's close of $1,347.20.
At $1,351.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.44 on 18 April 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 April 2018 18k gold was worth about $32.58 per gram and 14k about $25.34 per gram, against $43.44 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.4 on 18 April 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 28.46% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.