World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the US in 2017

World gold price in US dollar for every business day of 2017

$1,296
▲ 11.6% in 2017
2017 at a glance
First rate 2 Jan$1,152
Last rate 29 Dec$1,296
Highest 8 Sep$1,351
Lowest 2 Jan$1,152

Month by month in 2017

MonthOpenHighLowCloseChange
December 2017$1,275$1,296$1,244$1,296+1.7%
November 2017$1,270$1,294$1,270$1,284+1.2%
October 2017$1,275$1,302$1,267$1,276+0.0%
September 2017$1,333$1,351$1,284$1,284-3.6%
August 2017$1,270$1,317$1,261$1,303+2.5%
July 2017$1,238$1,269$1,212$1,269+2.5%
June 2017$1,270$1,292$1,244$1,247-1.8%
May 2017$1,257$1,269$1,227$1,260+0.2%
April 2017$1,248$1,292$1,248$1,265+1.4%
March 2017$1,248$1,257$1,199$1,241-0.6%
February 2017$1,210$1,257$1,210$1,253+3.5%
January 2017$1,152$1,218$1,152$1,199+4.1%
Over the long run
Change by year
Download daily history (CSV)

Gold in 2017: questions people ask

Answers use the prices of 2017.

In 2017 24K gold moved between $1,152 (2 January 2017) and $1,351 (8 September 2017) per troy ounce at the world price. On 29 December 2017 it was $1,296.

From the start of the year to 29 December 2017, the price of gold in US dollar rose by 11.6%.

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.

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

More gold prices for United States