Distance from the record
This close sat 7.76% 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 27 November 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,742.20 per troy ounce on 27 November 2012, down $7.300 (0.42%) from the previous close of $1,749.50.
This close sat 7.76% 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 $1,685.50, making this a +3.36% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,742.20 per troy ounce on 27 November 2012. That is $7.30 lower than the previous close of $1,749.50, a move of -0.42%.
The gold price fell on 27 November 2012, losing $7.30 (0.42%) against the previous session's close of $1,749.50.
At $1,742.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $56.01 on 27 November 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 November 2012 18k gold was worth about $42.01 per gram and 14k about $32.67 per gram, against $56.01 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.3 on 27 November 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.3 ounces of silver.
It closed 7.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.