World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the UK in 2011

World gold price in British pound for every business day of 2011

£32.72

▲ 16.9% in 2011

2011 at a glance

First rate 20 Jan£27.56

Last rate 16 Dec£32.72

Highest 6 Sep£37.98

Lowest 28 Jan£26.46

Month by month in 2011

Month	Open	High	Low	Close	Change
December 2011	£35.78	£35.92	£32.60	£32.72	-8.5%
November 2011	£36.11	£36.13	£35.02	£35.02	-3.0%
October 2011	£33.90	£34.72	£32.91	£32.91	-2.9%
September 2011	£36.18	£37.98	£33.01	£33.68	-6.9%
August 2011	£31.62	£36.98	£31.62	£35.43	+12.1%
July 2011	£30.10	£31.97	£29.80	£31.88	+5.9%
June 2011	£29.99	£31.11	£29.78	£30.36	+1.2%
May 2011	£30.07	£30.20	£29.17	£29.97	-0.3%
April 2011	£28.68	£29.61	£28.44	£29.61	+3.2%
March 2011	£28.35	£28.72	£27.70	£28.51	+0.6%
February 2011	£26.87	£28.01	£26.87	£28.01	+4.2%
January 2011	£27.56	£27.56	£26.46	£27.08	-1.7%

Over the long run

Change by year

Answers use the prices of 2011.

In 2011 24K gold moved between £26.46 (28 January 2011) and £37.98 (6 September 2011) per gram at the world price. On 16 December 2011 it was £32.72.

From the start of the year to 16 December 2011, the price of gold in British pound rose by 16.9%.

Where the numbers come from

How the price is worked out

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.
It is converted to British pound at the official exchange rate of the same day (European Central Bank).
Dividing by 31.1035 gives the price of one gram of pure (24K) gold.
Other karats are worked out by purity: 18 is 18/24 of the 24K price.

Prices are for information only. Shops and dealers set their own prices.