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 September 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 August 2019
Gold closed at $1,465.70 per troy ounce on 30 September 2019, down $33.40 (2.23%) from the previous close of $1,499.10.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Gold lost 2.23% 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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 22.40% 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 $1,191.50, making this a +23.01% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,465.70 per troy ounce on 30 September 2019. That is $33.40 lower than the previous close of $1,499.10, a move of -2.23%.
The gold price fell on 30 September 2019, losing $33.40 (2.23%) against the previous session's close of $1,499.10.
At $1,465.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $47.12 on 30 September 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 September 2019 18k gold was worth about $35.34 per gram and 14k about $27.49 per gram, against $47.12 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.7 on 30 September 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 September 2019, gold was around $1,523.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,465.70 is a loss of 3.8% over the week.
A year before 30 September 2019, gold was around $1,191.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,465.70 therefore represents a rise of 23.0% over twelve months.
It closed 22.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.