Gold closed at $2,638.80 per troy ounce on 26 December 2024, up $18.80 (0.72%) from the previous close of $2,620.00.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,062.40, making this a +27.95% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,638.80 per troy ounce on 26 December 2024. That is $18.80 higher than the previous close of $2,620.00, a move of 0.72%.
The gold price rose on 26 December 2024, gaining $18.80 (0.72%) against the previous session's close of $2,620.00.
At $2,638.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $84.84 on 26 December 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 December 2024 18k gold was worth about $63.63 per gram and 14k about $49.49 per gram, against $84.84 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 87.8 on 26 December 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 87.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 December 2024, gold was around $2,592.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,638.80 is a gain of 1.8% over the week.
A month before 26 December 2024, gold was around $2,620.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,638.80 is a gain of 0.7% over the month.
A year before 26 December 2024, gold was around $2,062.40 per troy ounce. The close of $2,638.80 therefore represents a rise of 27.9% over twelve months.