Distance from the record
This close sat 16.66% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 June 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,574.00 per troy ounce on 26 June 2012, down $13.50 (0.85%) from the previous close of $1,587.50.
This close sat 16.66% 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 $1,500.50, making this a +4.90% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,574.00 per troy ounce on 26 June 2012. That is $13.50 lower than the previous close of $1,587.50, a move of -0.85%.
The gold price fell on 26 June 2012, losing $13.50 (0.85%) against the previous session's close of $1,587.50.
At $1,574.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $50.61 on 26 June 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 June 2012 18k gold was worth about $37.95 per gram and 14k about $29.52 per gram, against $50.61 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.2 on 26 June 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 June 2012, gold was around $1,622.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,574.00 is a loss of 3.0% over the week.
It closed 16.66% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.