World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the UAE in 2016

World gold price in UAE dirham for every business day of 2016

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AED 137.10
▲ 9.3% in 2016
2016 at a glance
First rate 1 JanAED 125.24
Last rate 30 DecAED 137.10
Highest 11 JulAED 161.77
Lowest 1 JanAED 125.24

Month by month in 2016

MonthOpenHighLowCloseChange
December 2016AED 137.93AED 139.02AED 133.53AED 137.10-0.6%
November 2016AED 150.80AED 153.79AED 138.89AED 140.96-6.5%
October 2016AED 155.53AED 155.53AED 148.01AED 150.75-3.1%
September 2016AED 154.83AED 159.37AED 154.83AED 156.39+1.0%
August 2016AED 159.40AED 160.96AED 155.28AED 155.28-2.6%
July 2016AED 156.81AED 161.77AED 155.22AED 158.03+0.8%
June 2016AED 143.84AED 156.69AED 142.95AED 155.42+8.0%
May 2016AED 152.87AED 152.87AED 141.97AED 143.31-6.3%
April 2016AED 145.21AED 150.46AED 143.88AED 150.46+3.6%
March 2016AED 147.12AED 150.94AED 142.98AED 144.99-1.5%
February 2016AED 132.37AED 146.15AED 132.37AED 144.70+9.3%
January 2016AED 125.24AED 132.37AED 125.24AED 131.70+5.2%
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Gold in 2016: questions people ask

Answers use the prices of 2016.

In 2016 24K gold moved between AED 125.24 (1 January 2016) and AED 161.77 (11 July 2016) per gram at the world price. On 30 December 2016 it was AED 137.10.

From the start of the year to 30 December 2016, the price of gold in UAE dirham rose by 9.3%.

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