World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the US in 2016

World gold price in US dollar for every business day of 2016

$1,161
▲ 9.3% in 2016
2016 at a glance
First rate 1 Jan$1,061
Last rate 30 Dec$1,161
Highest 11 Jul$1,370
Lowest 1 Jan$1,061

Month by month in 2016

MonthOpenHighLowCloseChange
December 2016$1,168$1,177$1,131$1,161-0.6%
November 2016$1,277$1,302$1,176$1,194-6.5%
October 2016$1,317$1,317$1,253$1,277-3.1%
September 2016$1,311$1,349$1,311$1,324+1.0%
August 2016$1,350$1,363$1,315$1,315-2.6%
July 2016$1,328$1,370$1,314$1,338+0.8%
June 2016$1,218$1,327$1,211$1,316+8.1%
May 2016$1,295$1,295$1,202$1,214-6.3%
April 2016$1,230$1,274$1,218$1,274+3.6%
March 2016$1,246$1,278$1,211$1,228-1.4%
February 2016$1,121$1,238$1,121$1,225+9.3%
January 2016$1,061$1,121$1,061$1,115+5.2%
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Gold in 2016: questions people ask

Answers use the prices of 2016.

In 2016 24K gold moved between $1,061 (1 January 2016) and $1,370 (11 July 2016) per troy ounce at the world price. On 30 December 2016 it was $1,161.

From the start of the year to 30 December 2016, the price of gold in US dollar 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. No currency conversion is needed for US dollars.
  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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