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 February 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 19 January 2011
Gold closed at $1,352.30 per troy ounce on 3 February 2011, up $20.80 (1.56%) from the previous close of $1,331.50.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 4.94% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,111.40, making this a +21.68% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,352.30 per troy ounce on 3 February 2011. That is $20.80 higher than the previous close of $1,331.50, a move of 1.56%.
The gold price rose on 3 February 2011, gaining $20.80 (1.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,331.50.
At $1,352.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.48 on 3 February 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 February 2011 18k gold was worth about $32.61 per gram and 14k about $25.36 per gram, against $43.48 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 47.1 on 3 February 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 47.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 February 2011, gold was around $1,318.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,352.30 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A year before 3 February 2011, gold was around $1,111.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,352.30 therefore represents a rise of 21.7% over twelve months.
It closed 4.94% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.