Distance from the record
This close sat 31.52% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 22 September 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,293.30 per troy ounce on 22 September 2017, up $2.700 (0.21%) from the previous close of $1,290.60.
This close sat 31.52% 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 $1,340.40, making this a -3.51% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,293.30 per troy ounce on 22 September 2017. That is $2.70 higher than the previous close of $1,290.60, a move of 0.21%.
The gold price rose on 22 September 2017, gaining $2.70 (0.21%) against the previous session's close of $1,290.60.
At $1,293.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.58 on 22 September 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 September 2017 18k gold was worth about $31.19 per gram and 14k about $24.26 per gram, against $41.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.5 on 22 September 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 September 2017, gold was around $1,320.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,293.30 is a loss of 2.1% over the week.
It closed 31.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.