Gold Price History 2012

Gold in 2012: it rose 7.0% from the previous year’s final close, to $1,674.80 per troy oz.

Year high$1,794.804 Oct 2012
Year low$1,528.5016 May 2012
Start$1,565.80
Year end$1,674.80
Change+6.96%

Monthly prices 2012

MonthOpenHighLowCloseChange
January$1,568.90$1,747.70$1,566.00$1,737.80+10.8%
February$1,738.20$1,790.40$1,669.00$1,709.90−1.6%
March$1,698.60$1,724.60$1,633.80$1,669.30−1.7%
April$1,670.40$1,682.80$1,612.30$1,663.40−0.4%
May$1,665.00$1,670.50$1,528.50$1,562.60−6.2%
June$1,560.00$1,639.70$1,545.50$1,603.50+2.8%
July$1,597.10$1,627.50$1,557.20$1,610.50+0.8%
August$1,613.40$1,690.00$1,583.10$1,684.60+4.4%
September$1,689.10$1,785.30$1,687.70$1,771.10+4.9%
October$1,766.00$1,794.80$1,698.60$1,717.50−2.7%
November$1,722.30$1,751.30$1,674.10$1,710.90−0.7%
December$1,714.90$1,722.30$1,635.80$1,674.80−2.3%

Daily closes of the front-month future, USD per troy ounce. Monthly change is close versus first open of the month.

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Historical data are for information only and may contain gaps or differences from other sources. See our methodology.