Distance from the record
This close sat 33.59% 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 July 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,254.30 per troy ounce on 6 July 2018, down $3.000 (0.24%) from the previous close of $1,257.30.
This close sat 33.59% 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 $1,222.20, making this a +2.63% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,254.30 per troy ounce on 6 July 2018. That is $3.00 lower than the previous close of $1,257.30, a move of -0.24%.
The gold price fell on 6 July 2018, losing $3.00 (0.24%) against the previous session's close of $1,257.30.
At $1,254.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.33 on 6 July 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 July 2018 18k gold was worth about $30.25 per gram and 14k about $23.52 per gram, against $40.33 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.5 on 6 July 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 33.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.