Distance from the record
This close sat 4.46% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2024-04-19.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 April 2024, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 4 April 2024
Gold closed at $2,291.40 per troy ounce on 30 April 2024, down $54.00 (2.30%) from the previous close of $2,345.40.
Gold lost 2.30% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 4.46% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2024-04-19.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,990.10, making this a +15.14% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,291.40 per troy ounce on 30 April 2024. That is $54.00 lower than the previous close of $2,345.40, a move of -2.30%.
The gold price fell on 30 April 2024, losing $54.00 (2.30%) against the previous session's close of $2,345.40.
At $2,291.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $73.67 on 30 April 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 April 2024 18k gold was worth about $55.25 per gram and 14k about $42.97 per gram, against $73.67 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.8 on 30 April 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 April 2024, gold was around $1,990.10 per troy ounce. The close of $2,291.40 therefore represents a rise of 15.1% over twelve months.
It closed 4.46% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2024-04-19.