World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the UK in 2018

World gold price in British pound for every business day of 2018

£32.13

▲ 4.2% in 2018

2018 at a glance

First rate 2 Jan£30.97

Last rate 31 Dec£32.13

Highest 28 Dec£32.38

Lowest 11 Oct£29.00

Month by month in 2018

Month	Open	High	Low	Close	Change
December 2018	£30.97	£32.38	£30.97	£32.13	+3.7%
November 2018	£30.27	£30.87	£29.81	£30.87	+2.0%
October 2018	£29.35	£30.98	£29.00	£30.35	+3.4%
September 2018	£29.96	£30.08	£29.19	£29.20	-2.6%
August 2018	£29.95	£30.51	£29.68	£29.77	-0.6%
July 2018	£30.65	£30.65	£29.85	£29.85	-2.6%
June 2018	£31.38	£31.57	£30.48	£30.48	-2.9%
May 2018	£30.72	£31.42	£30.71	£31.36	+2.1%
April 2018	£30.35	£30.78	£30.24	£30.78	+1.4%
March 2018	£30.71	£30.95	£30.01	£30.32	-1.3%
February 2018	£30.34	£31.17	£30.21	£30.67	+1.1%
January 2018	£30.97	£31.42	£30.43	£30.43	-1.7%

Over the long run

Change by year

Answers use the prices of 2018.

In 2018 24K gold moved between £29.00 (11 October 2018) and £32.38 (28 December 2018) per gram at the world price. On 31 December 2018 it was £32.13.

From the start of the year to 31 December 2018, the price of gold in British pound rose by 4.2%.

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.