Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 July 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,331.50 per troy ounce on 19 July 2016, up $3.100 (0.23%) from the previous close of $1,328.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 29.50% 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 $1,131.80, making this a +17.64% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,331.50 per troy ounce on 19 July 2016. That is $3.10 higher than the previous close of $1,328.40, a move of 0.23%.
The gold price rose on 19 July 2016, gaining $3.10 (0.23%) against the previous session's close of $1,328.40.
At $1,331.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.81 on 19 July 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 July 2016 18k gold was worth about $32.11 per gram and 14k about $24.97 per gram, against $42.81 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.7 on 19 July 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 July 2016, gold was around $1,131.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,331.50 therefore represents a rise of 17.6% over twelve months.
It closed 29.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.