Distance from the record
This close sat 37.95% 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 6 January 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,171.90 per troy ounce on 6 January 2017, down $7.800 (0.66%) from the previous close of $1,179.70.
This close sat 37.95% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 249 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,091.90, making this a +7.33% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,171.90 per troy ounce on 6 January 2017. That is $7.80 lower than the previous close of $1,179.70, a move of -0.66%.
The gold price fell on 6 January 2017, losing $7.80 (0.66%) against the previous session's close of $1,179.70.
At $1,171.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.68 on 6 January 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 January 2017 18k gold was worth about $28.26 per gram and 14k about $21.98 per gram, against $37.68 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.2 on 6 January 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.2 ounces of silver.
It closed 37.95% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.