Distance from the record
This close sat 6.35% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 25 January 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 27 October 2010
Gold closed at $1,332.30 per troy ounce on 25 January 2011, down $12.20 (0.91%) from the previous close of $1,344.50.
This close sat 6.35% 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 244 of 246 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,095.20, making this a +21.65% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,332.30 per troy ounce on 25 January 2011. That is $12.20 lower than the previous close of $1,344.50, a move of -0.91%.
The gold price fell on 25 January 2011, losing $12.20 (0.91%) against the previous session's close of $1,344.50.
At $1,332.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.83 on 25 January 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 January 2011 18k gold was worth about $32.13 per gram and 14k about $24.99 per gram, against $42.83 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.7 on 25 January 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 25 January 2011, gold was around $1,368.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,332.30 is a loss of 2.6% over the week.
A year before 25 January 2011, gold was around $1,095.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,332.30 therefore represents a rise of 21.6% over twelve months.
It closed 6.35% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.