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 October 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,187.20 per troy ounce on 9 October 2018, up $2.800 (0.24%) from the previous close of $1,184.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 37.14% 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 244 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,281.80, making this a -7.38% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,187.20 per troy ounce on 9 October 2018. That is $2.80 higher than the previous close of $1,184.40, a move of 0.24%.
The gold price rose on 9 October 2018, gaining $2.80 (0.24%) against the previous session's close of $1,184.40.
At $1,187.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.17 on 9 October 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 October 2018 18k gold was worth about $28.63 per gram and 14k about $22.27 per gram, against $38.17 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 82.9 on 9 October 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 82.9 ounces of silver.
It closed 37.14% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.