Distance from the record
This close sat 29.27% 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 4 April 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,335.80 per troy ounce on 4 April 2018, up $3.000 (0.23%) from the previous close of $1,332.80.
This close sat 29.27% 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 $1,255.00, making this a +6.44% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,335.80 per troy ounce on 4 April 2018. That is $3.00 higher than the previous close of $1,332.80, a move of 0.23%.
The gold price rose on 4 April 2018, gaining $3.00 (0.23%) against the previous session's close of $1,332.80.
At $1,335.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.95 on 4 April 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 April 2018 18k gold was worth about $32.21 per gram and 14k about $25.05 per gram, against $42.95 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 82.4 on 4 April 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 82.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 29.27% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.