Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 April 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 20 March 2018
Gold closed at $1,316.20 per troy ounce on 30 April 2018, down $4.100 (0.31%) from the previous close of $1,320.30.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 30.31% 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 $1,266.10, making this a +3.96% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,316.20 per troy ounce on 30 April 2018. That is $4.10 lower than the previous close of $1,320.30, a move of -0.31%.
The gold price fell on 30 April 2018, losing $4.10 (0.31%) against the previous session's close of $1,320.30.
At $1,316.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.32 on 30 April 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 April 2018 18k gold was worth about $31.74 per gram and 14k about $24.68 per gram, against $42.32 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 80.7 on 30 April 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 80.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 30.31% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.