Distance from the record
This close sat 35.48% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 February 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,218.50 per troy ounce on 3 February 2017, up $1.800 (0.15%) from the previous close of $1,216.70.
Gold barely moved, closing within 0.15% of the previous session. Flat days are the majority of any price series and are most useful as the baseline the notable days are measured against.
This close sat 35.48% 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 $1,141.30, making this a +6.76% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,218.50 per troy ounce on 3 February 2017. That is $1.80 higher than the previous close of $1,216.70, a move of 0.15%.
The gold price rose on 3 February 2017, gaining $1.80 (0.15%) against the previous session's close of $1,216.70.
At $1,218.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.18 on 3 February 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 February 2017 18k gold was worth about $29.38 per gram and 14k about $22.85 per gram, against $39.18 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.8 on 3 February 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 February 2017, gold was around $1,188.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,218.50 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A month before 3 February 2017, gold was around $1,160.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,218.50 is a gain of 5.0% over the month.
It closed 35.48% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.