World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the UK in 2012

World gold price in British pound for every business day of 2012

£35.02

▲ 7.0% in 2012

2012 at a glance

First rate 2 Jan£32.40

Last rate 20 Nov£35.02

Highest 23 Feb£36.28

Lowest 29 Jun£32.06

Month by month in 2012

Month	Open	High	Low	Close	Change
November 2012	£34.22	£35.10	£33.81	£35.02	+2.3%
October 2012	£35.16	£35.66	£34.03	£34.15	-2.9%
September 2012	£34.27	£35.32	£34.16	£35.32	+3.1%
July 2012	£32.68	£33.24	£32.68	£32.86	+0.6%
June 2012	£32.67	£33.72	£32.06	£32.06	-1.9%
April 2012	£33.31	£33.31	£33.31	£33.31	+0.0%
March 2012	£34.66	£34.91	£34.66	£34.91	+0.7%
February 2012	£35.28	£36.28	£35.11	£36.06	+2.2%
January 2012	£32.40	£35.54	£32.40	£35.40	+9.2%

Over the long run

Change by year

Answers use the prices of 2012.

In 2012 24K gold moved between £32.06 (29 June 2012) and £36.28 (23 February 2012) per gram at the world price. On 20 November 2012 it was £35.02.

From the start of the year to 20 November 2012, the price of gold in British pound rose by 7.0%.

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.

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