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 May 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,262.10 per troy ounce on 30 May 2017, down $5.500 (0.43%) from the previous close of $1,267.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 33.18% 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 $1,213.80, making this a +3.98% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,262.10 per troy ounce on 30 May 2017. That is $5.50 lower than the previous close of $1,267.60, a move of -0.43%.
The gold price fell on 30 May 2017, losing $5.50 (0.43%) against the previous session's close of $1,267.60.
At $1,262.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.58 on 30 May 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 May 2017 18k gold was worth about $30.43 per gram and 14k about $23.67 per gram, against $40.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.6 on 30 May 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 33.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.