Distance from the record
This close sat 30.14% 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 January 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,319.40 per troy ounce on 4 January 2018, up $3.200 (0.24%) from the previous close of $1,316.20.
This close sat 30.14% 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 $1,163.80, making this a +13.37% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,319.40 per troy ounce on 4 January 2018. That is $3.20 higher than the previous close of $1,316.20, a move of 0.24%.
The gold price rose on 4 January 2018, gaining $3.20 (0.24%) against the previous session's close of $1,316.20.
At $1,319.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.42 on 4 January 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 January 2018 18k gold was worth about $31.81 per gram and 14k about $24.74 per gram, against $42.42 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.8 on 4 January 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 4 January 2018, gold was around $1,163.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,319.40 therefore represents a rise of 13.4% over twelve months.
It closed 30.14% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.