Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 5 July 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,220.40 per troy ounce on 5 July 2017, up $2.500 (0.21%) from the previous close of $1,217.90.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 35.38% 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 $1,356.40, making this a -10.03% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,220.40 per troy ounce on 5 July 2017. That is $2.50 higher than the previous close of $1,217.90, a move of 0.21%.
The gold price rose on 5 July 2017, gaining $2.50 (0.21%) against the previous session's close of $1,217.90.
At $1,220.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.24 on 5 July 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 July 2017 18k gold was worth about $29.43 per gram and 14k about $22.89 per gram, against $39.24 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.0 on 5 July 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 July 2017, gold was around $1,248.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,220.40 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
It closed 35.38% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.