Distance from the record
This close sat 28.44% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 January 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,351.60 per troy ounce on 26 January 2018, down $10.80 (0.79%) from the previous close of $1,362.40.
This close sat 28.44% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 8 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,189.50, making this a +13.63% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,351.60 per troy ounce on 26 January 2018. That is $10.80 lower than the previous close of $1,362.40, a move of -0.79%.
The gold price fell on 26 January 2018, losing $10.80 (0.79%) against the previous session's close of $1,362.40.
At $1,351.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.45 on 26 January 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 January 2018 18k gold was worth about $32.59 per gram and 14k about $25.35 per gram, against $43.45 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.8 on 26 January 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 26 January 2018, gold was around $1,284.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,351.60 is a gain of 5.3% over the month.
A year before 26 January 2018, gold was around $1,189.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,351.60 therefore represents a rise of 13.6% over twelve months.
It closed 28.44% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.