Highest closing price since 1 October 2024
Gold closed at $2,723.10 per troy ounce on 21 October 2024, up $9.400 (0.35%) from the previous close of $2,713.70.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,848.10, making this a +47.35% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,723.10 per troy ounce on 21 October 2024. That is $9.40 higher than the previous close of $2,713.70, a move of 0.35%.
The gold price rose on 21 October 2024, gaining $9.40 (0.35%) against the previous session's close of $2,713.70.
At $2,723.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $87.55 on 21 October 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 October 2024 18k gold was worth about $65.66 per gram and 14k about $51.07 per gram, against $87.55 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 80.4 on 21 October 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 80.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 October 2024, gold was around $2,647.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,723.10 is a gain of 2.8% over the week.
A month before 21 October 2024, gold was around $2,619.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,723.10 is a gain of 3.9% over the month.
A year before 21 October 2024, gold was around $1,848.10 per troy ounce. The close of $2,723.10 therefore represents a rise of 47.3% over twelve months.