Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 23 December 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 6 November 2019
Gold closed at $1,482.50 per troy ounce on 23 December 2019, up $7.800 (0.53%) from the previous close of $1,474.70.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 21.51% 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 $1,253.80, making this a +18.24% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,482.50 per troy ounce on 23 December 2019. That is $7.80 higher than the previous close of $1,474.70, a move of 0.53%.
The gold price rose on 23 December 2019, gaining $7.80 (0.53%) against the previous session's close of $1,474.70.
At $1,482.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $47.66 on 23 December 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 December 2019 18k gold was worth about $35.75 per gram and 14k about $27.80 per gram, against $47.66 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.2 on 23 December 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 23 December 2019, gold was around $1,253.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,482.50 therefore represents a rise of 18.2% over twelve months.
It closed 21.51% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.