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 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 25 June 2018
Gold closed at $1,257.30 per troy ounce on 5 July 2018, up $5.700 (0.46%) from the previous close of $1,251.60.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 33.43% 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 $1,220.40, making this a +3.02% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,257.30 per troy ounce on 5 July 2018. That is $5.70 higher than the previous close of $1,251.60, a move of 0.46%.
The gold price rose on 5 July 2018, gaining $5.70 (0.46%) against the previous session's close of $1,251.60.
At $1,257.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.42 on 5 July 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 July 2018 18k gold was worth about $30.32 per gram and 14k about $23.58 per gram, against $40.42 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.5 on 5 July 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 33.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.