Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 25 July 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,319.30 per troy ounce on 25 July 2016, down $3.800 (0.29%) from the previous close of $1,323.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 30.15% 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 $1,085.60, making this a +21.53% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,319.30 per troy ounce on 25 July 2016. That is $3.80 lower than the previous close of $1,323.10, a move of -0.29%.
The gold price fell on 25 July 2016, losing $3.80 (0.29%) against the previous session's close of $1,323.10.
At $1,319.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.42 on 25 July 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 July 2016 18k gold was worth about $31.81 per gram and 14k about $24.74 per gram, against $42.42 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.3 on 25 July 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 25 July 2016, gold was around $1,085.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,319.30 therefore represents a rise of 21.5% over twelve months.
It closed 30.15% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.