Distance from the record
This close sat 32.16% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 18 January 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 2 January 2019
Gold closed at $1,281.30 per troy ounce on 18 January 2019, down $9.700 (0.75%) from the previous close of $1,291.00.
This close sat 32.16% 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 $1,326.00, making this a -3.37% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,281.30 per troy ounce on 18 January 2019. That is $9.70 lower than the previous close of $1,291.00, a move of -0.75%.
The gold price fell on 18 January 2019, losing $9.70 (0.75%) against the previous session's close of $1,291.00.
At $1,281.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.19 on 18 January 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 January 2019 18k gold was worth about $30.90 per gram and 14k about $24.03 per gram, against $41.19 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 83.6 on 18 January 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 83.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 32.16% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.