Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $2,659.20 per troy ounce on 25 September 2024, up $8.000 (0.30%) from the previous close of $2,651.20.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,848.10, making this a +43.89% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $2,659.20 per troy ounce on 25 September 2024. That is $8.00 higher than the previous close of $2,651.20, a move of 0.30%.
The gold price rose on 25 September 2024, gaining $8.00 (0.30%) against the previous session's close of $2,651.20.
At $2,659.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $85.50 on 25 September 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 September 2024 18k gold was worth about $64.12 per gram and 14k about $49.87 per gram, against $85.50 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 83.9 on 25 September 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 83.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 25 September 2024, gold was around $2,570.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,659.20 is a gain of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 25 September 2024, gold was around $2,508.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,659.20 is a gain of 6.0% over the month.
A year before 25 September 2024, gold was around $1,848.10 per troy ounce. The close of $2,659.20 therefore represents a rise of 43.9% over twelve months.