Highest closing price since 9 May 2025
Gold closed at $3,309.30 per troy ounce on 21 May 2025, up $29.00 (0.88%) from the previous close of $3,280.30.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,322.90, making this a +42.46% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $3,309.30 per troy ounce on 21 May 2025. That is $29.00 higher than the previous close of $3,280.30, a move of 0.88%.
The gold price rose on 21 May 2025, gaining $29.00 (0.88%) against the previous session's close of $3,280.30.
At $3,309.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $106.40 on 21 May 2025. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 May 2025 18k gold was worth about $79.80 per gram and 14k about $62.06 per gram, against $106.40 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 98.9 on 21 May 2025, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 98.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 May 2025, gold was around $3,181.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $3,309.30 is a gain of 4.0% over the week.
A month before 21 May 2025, gold was around $3,406.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $3,309.30 is a loss of 2.8% over the month.
A year before 21 May 2025, gold was around $2,322.90 per troy ounce. The close of $3,309.30 therefore represents a rise of 42.5% over twelve months.