Distance from the record
This close sat 14.63% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 4 April 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 9 January 2012
Gold closed at $1,612.30 per troy ounce on 4 April 2012, down $57.70 (3.46%) from the previous close of $1,670.00.
Notable session: lowest close of the month; moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 3.46% 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 close sat 14.63% 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 $1,432.20, making this a +12.58% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,612.30 per troy ounce on 4 April 2012. That is $57.70 lower than the previous close of $1,670.00, a move of -3.46%.
The gold price fell on 4 April 2012, losing $57.70 (3.46%) against the previous session's close of $1,670.00.
At $1,612.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $51.84 on 4 April 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 April 2012 18k gold was worth about $38.88 per gram and 14k about $30.24 per gram, against $51.84 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.0 on 4 April 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 April 2012, gold was around $1,657.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,612.30 is a loss of 2.8% over the week.
A month before 4 April 2012, gold was around $1,708.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,612.30 is a loss of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 4 April 2012, gold was around $1,432.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,612.30 therefore represents a rise of 12.6% over twelve months.
It closed 14.63% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.