Highest so far that year
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 January 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 7 December 2011
Gold closed at $1,726.30 per troy ounce on 26 January 2012, up $26.50 (1.56%) from the previous close of $1,699.80.
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
This close sat 8.60% 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 $1,333.00, making this a +29.50% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,726.30 per troy ounce on 26 January 2012. That is $26.50 higher than the previous close of $1,699.80, a move of 1.56%.
The gold price rose on 26 January 2012, gaining $26.50 (1.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,699.80.
At $1,726.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.50 on 26 January 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 January 2012 18k gold was worth about $41.63 per gram and 14k about $32.38 per gram, against $55.50 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.2 on 26 January 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 January 2012, gold was around $1,654.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,726.30 is a gain of 4.4% over the week.
A month before 26 January 2012, gold was around $1,604.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,726.30 is a gain of 7.6% over the month.
A year before 26 January 2012, gold was around $1,333.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,726.30 therefore represents a rise of 29.5% over twelve months.
It closed 8.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.