Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $2,626.50 per troy ounce on 23 September 2024, up $6.600 (0.25%) from the previous close of $2,619.90.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,848.10, making this a +42.12% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,626.50 per troy ounce on 23 September 2024. That is $6.60 higher than the previous close of $2,619.90, a move of 0.25%.
The gold price rose on 23 September 2024, gaining $6.60 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $2,619.90.
At $2,626.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $84.44 on 23 September 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 September 2024 18k gold was worth about $63.33 per gram and 14k about $49.26 per gram, against $84.44 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.4 on 23 September 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 September 2024, gold was around $2,580.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,626.50 is a gain of 1.8% over the week.
A month before 23 September 2024, gold was around $2,508.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,626.50 is a gain of 4.7% over the month.
A year before 23 September 2024, gold was around $1,848.10 per troy ounce. The close of $2,626.50 therefore represents a rise of 42.1% over twelve months.