Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $2,619.90 per troy ounce on 20 September 2024, up $31.90 (1.23%) from the previous close of $2,588.00.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,848.10, making this a +41.76% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,619.90 per troy ounce on 20 September 2024. That is $31.90 higher than the previous close of $2,588.00, a move of 1.23%.
The gold price rose on 20 September 2024, gaining $31.90 (1.23%) against the previous session's close of $2,588.00.
At $2,619.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $84.23 on 20 September 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 September 2024 18k gold was worth about $63.17 per gram and 14k about $49.14 per gram, against $84.23 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.0 on 20 September 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 September 2024, gold was around $2,581.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,619.90 is a gain of 1.5% over the week.
A month before 20 September 2024, gold was around $2,511.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,619.90 is a gain of 4.3% over the month.
A year before 20 September 2024, gold was around $1,848.10 per troy ounce. The close of $2,619.90 therefore represents a rise of 41.8% over twelve months.