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This page is a historical record of the gold price in July 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold ranged between $1,564.90 and $1,621.30 per troy ounce during July 2012, averaging $1,592.52 across 21 trading days. It finished the period at $1,610.50, up 0.44% from $1,603.50.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of July 2012 was 25 July 2012 at +2.03%, and the weakest 6 July 2012 at -1.90%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,628.30, making this a -1.09% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2012 | $1,597.20 | −$6.300 |
| 3 July 2012 | $1,621.30 | +$24.10 |
| 5 July 2012 | $1,608.90 | −$12.40 |
| 6 July 2012 | $1,578.40 | −$30.50 |
| 9 July 2012 | $1,588.60 | +$10.20 |
| 10 July 2012 | $1,579.30 | −$9.300 |
| 11 July 2012 | $1,575.20 | −$4.100 |
| 12 July 2012 | $1,564.90 | −$10.30 |
| 13 July 2012 | $1,591.60 | +$26.70 |
| 16 July 2012 | $1,591.20 | −$0.400 |
| 17 July 2012 | $1,589.10 | −$2.100 |
| 18 July 2012 | $1,570.40 | −$18.70 |
| 19 July 2012 | $1,580.10 | +$9.700 |
| 20 July 2012 | $1,582.50 | +$2.400 |
| 23 July 2012 | $1,577.10 | −$5.400 |
| 24 July 2012 | $1,576.00 | −$1.100 |
| 25 July 2012 | $1,608.00 | +$32.00 |
| 26 July 2012 | $1,615.00 | +$7.000 |
| 27 July 2012 | $1,617.90 | +$2.900 |
| 30 July 2012 | $1,619.70 | +$1.800 |
| 31 July 2012 | $1,610.50 | −$9.200 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold finished July 2012 at $1,610.50 per troy ounce, having risen $7.00 (0.44%) over the month. It has traded between $1,564.90 and $1,621.30 across 21 trading days.
The average gold closing price in July 2012 was $1,592.52 per troy ounce, calculated across all 21 trading days in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of July 2012 at $1,621.30 per troy ounce on 3 July 2012.
The lowest gold close in July 2012 was $1,564.90 per troy ounce on 12 July 2012.
Gold rose during July 2012. It entered the month at $1,603.50 and closed at $1,610.50, a change of 0.44%.
Gold closed higher on 9 sessions and lower on 12 during July 2012. The strongest session was 25 July 2012 (+2.03%) and the weakest 6 July 2012 (-1.90%).
Daily closes in July 2012 varied with a standard deviation of 0.93% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 3.6% ($1,564.90 to $1,621.30).
At the July 2012 close of $1,610.50 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $51.78 per gram and $51,778.78 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 58.2 through July 2012 and finished the month near 57.7. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $1,628.30 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of July 2012. Closing at $1,610.50 makes that a decline of 1.1% year on year.