World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the US in 2018

World gold price in US dollar for every business day of 2018

$1,279
▼ 1.3% in 2018
2018 at a glance
First rate 2 Jan$1,306
Last rate 31 Dec$1,279
Highest 25 Jan$1,360
Lowest 16 Aug$1,173

Month by month in 2018

MonthOpenHighLowCloseChange
December 2018$1,224$1,279$1,224$1,279+4.5%
November 2018$1,217$1,233$1,203$1,225+0.6%
October 2018$1,189$1,237$1,189$1,202+1.1%
September 2018$1,200$1,208$1,185$1,185-1.3%
August 2018$1,223$1,223$1,173$1,202-1.7%
July 2018$1,252$1,259$1,219$1,221-2.4%
June 2018$1,299$1,301$1,247$1,247-4.0%
May 2018$1,312$1,321$1,289$1,302-0.8%
April 2018$1,330$1,351$1,318$1,318-0.9%
March 2018$1,316$1,353$1,312$1,328+0.9%
February 2018$1,343$1,356$1,316$1,318-1.9%
January 2018$1,306$1,360$1,306$1,337+2.3%
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Gold in 2018: questions people ask

Answers use the prices of 2018.

In 2018 24K gold moved between $1,173 (16 August 2018) and $1,360 (25 January 2018) per troy ounce at the world price. On 31 December 2018 it was $1,279.

From the start of the year to 31 December 2018, the price of gold in US dollar fell by 1.3%.

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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