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 January 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,344.50 per troy ounce on 24 January 2011, up $3.500 (0.26%) from the previous close of $1,341.00.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.49% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 239 of 246 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,089.20, making this a +23.44% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,344.50 per troy ounce on 24 January 2011. That is $3.50 higher than the previous close of $1,341.00, a move of 0.26%.
The gold price rose on 24 January 2011, gaining $3.50 (0.26%) against the previous session's close of $1,341.00.
At $1,344.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.23 on 24 January 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 January 2011 18k gold was worth about $32.42 per gram and 14k about $25.22 per gram, against $43.23 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.2 on 24 January 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 24 January 2011, gold was around $1,089.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,344.50 therefore represents a rise of 23.4% over twelve months.
It closed 5.49% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.