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 4 April 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 22 February 2016
Gold closed at $1,218.00 per troy ounce on 4 April 2016, down $71.20 (5.52%) from the previous close of $1,289.20.
Notable session: lowest close of the month; moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 5.52% 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 35.51% 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 $1,200.90, making this a +1.42% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,218.00 per troy ounce on 4 April 2016. That is $71.20 lower than the previous close of $1,289.20, a move of -5.52%.
The gold price fell on 4 April 2016, losing $71.20 (5.52%) against the previous session's close of $1,289.20.
At $1,218.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.16 on 4 April 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 April 2016 18k gold was worth about $29.37 per gram and 14k about $22.84 per gram, against $39.16 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 81.5 on 4 April 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 81.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 35.51% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.