Gold ranged between $1,562.60 and $1,562.60 per troy ounce during May 2012, averaging $1,562.60 across 1 trading day. It finished the period at $1,562.60, down 6.39% from $1,669.30.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of May 2012 was 1 May 2012 at -6.39%, and the weakest 1 May 2012 at -6.39%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,556.00, making this a +0.42% move year on year.
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Gold finished May 2012 at $1,562.60 per troy ounce, having fallen $106.70 (6.39%) over the month. It has traded between $1,562.60 and $1,562.60 across 1 trading day.
The average gold closing price in May 2012 was $1,562.60 per troy ounce, calculated across all 1 trading day in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of May 2012 at $1,562.60 per troy ounce on 1 May 2012.
The lowest gold close in May 2012 was $1,562.60 per troy ounce on 1 May 2012.
Gold fell during May 2012. It entered the month at $1,669.30 and closed at $1,562.60, a change of -6.39%.
Gold closed higher on 0 sessions and lower on 1 during May 2012. The strongest session was 1 May 2012 (-6.39%) and the weakest 1 May 2012 (-6.39%).
Daily closes in May 2012 varied with a standard deviation of 0.00% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 0.0% ($1,562.60 to $1,562.60).
At the May 2012 close of $1,562.60 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $50.24 per gram and $50,238.76 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 56.3 through May 2012 and finished the month near 56.3. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $1,556.00 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of May 2012. Closing at $1,562.60 makes that a gain of 0.4% year on year.