Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 May 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,563.40 per troy ounce on 30 May 2012, up $14.80 (0.96%) from the previous close of $1,548.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 17.22% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 241 of 249 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,536.30, making this a +1.76% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,563.40 per troy ounce on 30 May 2012. That is $14.80 higher than the previous close of $1,548.60, a move of 0.96%.
The gold price rose on 30 May 2012, gaining $14.80 (0.96%) against the previous session's close of $1,548.60.
At $1,563.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $50.26 on 30 May 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 May 2012 18k gold was worth about $37.70 per gram and 14k about $29.32 per gram, against $50.26 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.9 on 30 May 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 May 2012, gold was around $1,663.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,563.40 is a loss of 6.0% over the month.
It closed 17.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.