Distance from the record
This close sat 38.01% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 November 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 February 2016
Gold closed at $1,170.80 per troy ounce on 30 November 2016, down $17.10 (1.44%) from the previous close of $1,187.90.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This close sat 38.01% 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 $1,065.80, making this a +9.85% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,170.80 per troy ounce on 30 November 2016. That is $17.10 lower than the previous close of $1,187.90, a move of -1.44%.
The gold price fell on 30 November 2016, losing $17.10 (1.44%) against the previous session's close of $1,187.90.
At $1,170.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.64 on 30 November 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 November 2016 18k gold was worth about $28.23 per gram and 14k about $21.96 per gram, against $37.64 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.4 on 30 November 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 November 2016, gold was around $1,275.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,170.80 is a loss of 8.2% over the month.
It closed 38.01% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.