Distance from the record
This close sat 20.18% 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 September 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,507.50 per troy ounce on 26 September 2019, up $2.900 (0.19%) from the previous close of $1,504.60.
This close sat 20.18% 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 $1,194.00, making this a +26.26% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,507.50 per troy ounce on 26 September 2019. That is $2.90 higher than the previous close of $1,504.60, a move of 0.19%.
The gold price rose on 26 September 2019, gaining $2.90 (0.19%) against the previous session's close of $1,504.60.
At $1,507.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.47 on 26 September 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 September 2019 18k gold was worth about $36.35 per gram and 14k about $28.27 per gram, against $48.47 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.7 on 26 September 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 26 September 2019, gold was around $1,194.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,507.50 therefore represents a rise of 26.3% over twelve months.
It closed 20.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.