Distance from the record
This close sat 17.17% 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 June 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 31 May 2012
Gold closed at $1,564.50 per troy ounce on 21 June 2012, down $50.30 (3.11%) from the previous close of $1,614.80.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 3.11% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 17.17% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 240 of 249 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,546.00, making this a +1.20% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,564.50 per troy ounce on 21 June 2012. That is $50.30 lower than the previous close of $1,614.80, a move of -3.11%.
The gold price fell on 21 June 2012, losing $50.30 (3.11%) against the previous session's close of $1,614.80.
At $1,564.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $50.30 on 21 June 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 June 2012 18k gold was worth about $37.72 per gram and 14k about $29.34 per gram, against $50.30 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.3 on 21 June 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 June 2012, gold was around $1,618.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,564.50 is a loss of 3.3% over the week.
This close was session 4 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 17.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.