Distance from the record
This close sat 29.79% 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 6 February 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,326.10 per troy ounce on 6 February 2018, down $6.900 (0.52%) from the previous close of $1,333.00.
This close sat 29.79% 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 $1,230.00, making this a +7.81% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,326.10 per troy ounce on 6 February 2018. That is $6.90 lower than the previous close of $1,333.00, a move of -0.52%.
The gold price fell on 6 February 2018, losing $6.90 (0.52%) against the previous session's close of $1,333.00.
At $1,326.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.64 on 6 February 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 February 2018 18k gold was worth about $31.98 per gram and 14k about $24.87 per gram, against $42.64 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 80.1 on 6 February 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 80.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 29.79% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.