Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $2,651.20 per troy ounce on 24 September 2024, up $24.70 (0.94%) from the previous close of $2,626.50.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,848.10, making this a +43.46% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,651.20 per troy ounce on 24 September 2024. That is $24.70 higher than the previous close of $2,626.50, a move of 0.94%.
The gold price rose on 24 September 2024, gaining $24.70 (0.94%) against the previous session's close of $2,626.50.
At $2,651.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $85.24 on 24 September 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 September 2024 18k gold was worth about $63.93 per gram and 14k about $49.72 per gram, against $85.24 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 82.6 on 24 September 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 82.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 24 September 2024, gold was around $2,564.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,651.20 is a gain of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 24 September 2024, gold was around $2,508.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,651.20 is a gain of 5.7% over the month.
A year before 24 September 2024, gold was around $1,848.10 per troy ounce. The close of $2,651.20 therefore represents a rise of 43.5% over twelve months.