Distance from the record
This close sat 32.05% 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 September 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 September 2017
Gold closed at $1,283.40 per troy ounce on 27 September 2017, down $13.60 (1.05%) from the previous close of $1,297.00.
This close sat 32.05% 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 $1,325.90, making this a -3.21% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,283.40 per troy ounce on 27 September 2017. That is $13.60 lower than the previous close of $1,297.00, a move of -1.05%.
The gold price fell on 27 September 2017, losing $13.60 (1.05%) against the previous session's close of $1,297.00.
At $1,283.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.26 on 27 September 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 September 2017 18k gold was worth about $30.95 per gram and 14k about $24.07 per gram, against $41.26 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.6 on 27 September 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 September 2017, gold was around $1,312.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,283.40 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
It closed 32.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.