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 24 April 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,643.00 per troy ounce on 24 April 2012, up $11.10 (0.68%) from the previous close of $1,631.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 13.01% 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 $1,503.20, making this a +9.30% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,643.00 per troy ounce on 24 April 2012. That is $11.10 higher than the previous close of $1,631.90, a move of 0.68%.
The gold price rose on 24 April 2012, gaining $11.10 (0.68%) against the previous session's close of $1,631.90.
At $1,643.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $52.82 on 24 April 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 April 2012 18k gold was worth about $39.62 per gram and 14k about $30.81 per gram, against $52.82 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.4 on 24 April 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 13.01% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.