World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the UAE in 2011

World gold price in UAE dirham for every business day of 2011

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AED 186.78
▲ 15.5% in 2011
2011 at a glance
First rate 20 JanAED 161.64
Last rate 16 DecAED 186.78
Highest 23 AugAED 224.27
Lowest 28 JanAED 154.79

Month by month in 2011

MonthOpenHighLowCloseChange
December 2011AED 206.38AED 206.40AED 185.71AED 186.78-9.5%
November 2011AED 211.77AED 211.77AED 199.90AED 199.90-5.6%
October 2011AED 193.07AED 198.57AED 191.49AED 192.18-0.5%
September 2011AED 215.40AED 224.23AED 189.63AED 192.76-10.5%
August 2011AED 190.34AED 224.27AED 190.34AED 212.09+11.4%
July 2011AED 177.00AED 191.63AED 176.05AED 190.89+7.8%
June 2011AED 180.94AED 182.57AED 177.34AED 178.55-1.3%
May 2011AED 181.97AED 181.97AED 175.75AED 181.57-0.2%
April 2011AED 168.97AED 181.23AED 168.86AED 181.23+7.3%
March 2011AED 169.61AED 169.85AED 164.28AED 168.37-0.7%
February 2011AED 159.18AED 166.87AED 159.18AED 166.87+4.8%
January 2011AED 161.64AED 161.64AED 154.79AED 158.18-2.1%
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Gold in 2011: questions people ask

Answers use the prices of 2011.

In 2011 24K gold moved between AED 154.79 (28 January 2011) and AED 224.27 (23 August 2011) per gram at the world price. On 16 December 2011 it was AED 186.78.

From the start of the year to 16 December 2011, the price of gold in UAE dirham rose by 15.5%.

Where the numbers come from
How the price is worked out
  1. The world price of one troy ounce of gold in US dollars is taken each business day from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which publishes it daily.
  2. It is converted to UAE dirham at the official exchange rate of the same day (Central Bank of Sri Lanka).
  3. Dividing by 31.1035 gives the price of one gram of pure (24K) gold.
  4. Other karats are worked out by purity: 18 is 18/24 of the 24K price.

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More gold prices for UAE

Gold price per gram24K, 1 gramAED 480.8524K gold priceper gAED 480.8522K gold priceper gAED 440.7821K gold priceper gAED 420.74