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 July 2024, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $2,405.00 per troy ounce on 30 July 2024, up $27.70 (1.17%) from the previous close of $2,377.30.
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.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.33% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2024-07-16.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,960.40, making this a +22.68% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,405.00 per troy ounce on 30 July 2024. That is $27.70 higher than the previous close of $2,377.30, a move of 1.17%.
The gold price rose on 30 July 2024, gaining $27.70 (1.17%) against the previous session's close of $2,377.30.
At $2,405.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $77.32 on 30 July 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 July 2024 18k gold was worth about $57.99 per gram and 14k about $45.10 per gram, against $77.32 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.8 on 30 July 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 July 2024, gold was around $1,960.40 per troy ounce. The close of $2,405.00 therefore represents a rise of 22.7% over twelve months.
It closed 2.33% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2024-07-16.