Distance from the record
This close sat 34.61% 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 9 February 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,235.10 per troy ounce on 9 February 2017, down $2.500 (0.20%) from the previous close of $1,237.60.
This close sat 34.61% 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 $1,198.70, making this a +3.04% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,235.10 per troy ounce on 9 February 2017. That is $2.50 lower than the previous close of $1,237.60, a move of -0.20%.
The gold price fell on 9 February 2017, losing $2.50 (0.20%) against the previous session's close of $1,237.60.
At $1,235.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.71 on 9 February 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 February 2017 18k gold was worth about $29.78 per gram and 14k about $23.16 per gram, against $39.71 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.7 on 9 February 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 34.61% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.