Distance from the record
This close sat 34.94% 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 22 April 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,228.70 per troy ounce on 22 April 2016, down $20.30 (1.63%) from the previous close of $1,249.00.
This close sat 34.94% 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 $1,186.90, making this a +3.52% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,228.70 per troy ounce on 22 April 2016. That is $20.30 lower than the previous close of $1,249.00, a move of -1.63%.
The gold price fell on 22 April 2016, losing $20.30 (1.63%) against the previous session's close of $1,249.00.
At $1,228.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.50 on 22 April 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 April 2016 18k gold was worth about $29.63 per gram and 14k about $23.04 per gram, against $39.50 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.7 on 22 April 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 34.94% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.