Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 April 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,250.80 per troy ounce on 3 April 2017, up $3.500 (0.28%) from the previous close of $1,247.30.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 33.77% 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 $1,289.20, making this a -2.98% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,250.80 per troy ounce on 3 April 2017. That is $3.50 higher than the previous close of $1,247.30, a move of 0.28%.
The gold price rose on 3 April 2017, gaining $3.50 (0.28%) against the previous session's close of $1,247.30.
At $1,250.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.21 on 3 April 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 April 2017 18k gold was worth about $30.16 per gram and 14k about $23.46 per gram, against $40.21 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.8 on 3 April 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 33.77% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.