World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the UK in 2016

World gold price in British pound for every business day of 2016

£30.32

▲ 31.7% in 2016

2016 at a glance

First rate 1 Jan£22.99

Last rate 30 Dec£30.32

Highest 11 Jul£33.92

Lowest 1 Jan£22.99

Month by month in 2016

Month	Open	High	Low	Close	Change
December 2016	£29.72	£30.32	£29.22	£30.32	+2.0%
November 2016	£33.58	£33.82	£30.41	£30.76	-8.4%
October 2016	£32.91	£33.77	£32.16	£33.77	+2.6%
September 2016	£31.79	£33.20	£31.79	£32.85	+3.3%
August 2016	£32.86	£33.36	£32.21	£32.21	-2.0%
July 2016	£32.14	£33.92	£31.98	£32.68	+1.7%
June 2016	£27.11	£32.35	£26.97	£31.50	+16.2%
May 2016	£28.46	£28.68	£26.41	£26.65	-6.4%
April 2016	£27.63	£28.27	£27.34	£28.03	+1.4%
March 2016	£28.66	£28.80	£27.44	£27.44	-4.2%
February 2016	£25.20	£28.47	£25.00	£28.43	+12.8%
January 2016	£22.99	£25.18	£22.99	£25.09	+9.1%

Over the long run

Change by year

Answers use the prices of 2016.

In 2016 24K gold moved between £22.99 (1 January 2016) and £33.92 (11 July 2016) per gram at the world price. On 30 December 2016 it was £30.32.

From the start of the year to 30 December 2016, the price of gold in British pound rose by 31.7%.

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.