Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 23 February 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 February 2017
Gold closed at $1,250.20 per troy ounce on 23 February 2017, up $18.20 (1.48%) from the previous close of $1,232.00.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 33.81% 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 $1,222.30, making this a +2.28% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,250.20 per troy ounce on 23 February 2017. That is $18.20 higher than the previous close of $1,232.00, a move of 1.48%.
The gold price rose on 23 February 2017, gaining $18.20 (1.48%) against the previous session's close of $1,232.00.
At $1,250.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.19 on 23 February 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 February 2017 18k gold was worth about $30.15 per gram and 14k about $23.45 per gram, against $40.19 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.0 on 23 February 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.0 ounces of silver.
It closed 33.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.