Distance from the record
This close sat 29.55% 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 21 July 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,330.50 per troy ounce on 21 July 2016, up $11.70 (0.89%) from the previous close of $1,318.80.
This close sat 29.55% 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 $1,103.40, making this a +20.58% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,330.50 per troy ounce on 21 July 2016. That is $11.70 higher than the previous close of $1,318.80, a move of 0.89%.
The gold price rose on 21 July 2016, gaining $11.70 (0.89%) against the previous session's close of $1,318.80.
At $1,330.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.78 on 21 July 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 July 2016 18k gold was worth about $32.08 per gram and 14k about $24.95 per gram, against $42.78 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.3 on 21 July 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 21 July 2016, gold was around $1,103.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,330.50 therefore represents a rise of 20.6% over twelve months.
It closed 29.55% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.