Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 9 January 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,607.50 per troy ounce on 9 January 2012, down $8.600 (0.53%) from the previous close of $1,616.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 14.89% 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 $1,368.50, making this a +17.46% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,607.50 per troy ounce on 9 January 2012. That is $8.60 lower than the previous close of $1,616.10, a move of -0.53%.
The gold price fell on 9 January 2012, losing $8.60 (0.53%) against the previous session's close of $1,616.10.
At $1,607.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $51.68 on 9 January 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 January 2012 18k gold was worth about $38.76 per gram and 14k about $30.15 per gram, against $51.68 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.9 on 9 January 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 January 2012, gold was around $1,565.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,607.50 is a gain of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 9 January 2012, gold was around $1,712.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,607.50 is a loss of 6.1% over the month.
A year before 9 January 2012, gold was around $1,368.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,607.50 therefore represents a rise of 17.5% over twelve months.
It closed 14.89% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.