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Gold Price in 2012

The gold price rose 8.3% in 2012, from $1,531 at the end of 2011 to $1,658. Its highest close was $1,792 on Oct 4, and its lowest $1,540 on May 30. The biggest one-day fall was −3.3% on Apr 4 and the biggest rise +4.7% on Jan 26. Adjusted for inflation, it gained 6.4%.

Daily COMEX prices, the year in 12 currencies and festival prices: Gold Price in 2012 →

Change in 2012
+8.3%
$1,531 → $1,658
High
$1,792
Oct 4
Low
$1,540
May 30
After inflation
+6.4%
US CPI
Up days
135 of 256
longest run 8 up, 5 down
Below record
-12.5%
at the end of 2012

Gold Price, daily closes 2012

Numbers mark the events below
$1,564$1,666$1,768JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1Jan 26: Biggest one-day rise of the year: +4.7%.2Apr 4: Biggest one-day fall of the year: −3.3%.3Jul 26: ECB President Mario Draghi says the ECB is ready to do "whatever it takes" to preserve the euro.

Key Events in 2012

What happened, and how the Gold moved — on the day (or the next trading day) and about a month later.

  1. 1
    Thursday, January 26 From the data
    Biggest one-day rise of the year: +4.7%.
  2. 2
    Wednesday, April 4 From the data
    Biggest one-day fall of the year: −3.3%.
  3. 3
    Thursday, July 26
    ECB President Mario Draghi says the ECB is ready to do "whatever it takes" to preserve the euro. Source
    Gold: +1.1% that day · +4.0% a month later

Biggest days of 2012

Best daysWorst days
Jan 26+4.7%Apr 4−3.3%
Jan 3+4.4%Mar 1−3.2%
Jun 1+3.1%Mar 14−2.7%
Sep 3+2.6%May 8−2.5%
Jun 29+2.6%May 30−2.5%

Volatility: 16.6% (annualised standard deviation of daily changes).

Month by month

MonthCloseChangeHighLow
Jan$1,744+13.9%$1,744$1,598
Feb$1,770+1.5%$1,781$1,712
Mar$1,663−6.1%$1,714$1,636
Apr$1,651−0.7%$1,678$1,621
May$1,558−5.6%$1,664$1,540
Jun$1,599+2.6%$1,635$1,559
Jul$1,622+1.5%$1,622$1,556
Aug$1,649+1.6%$1,668$1,597
Sep$1,776+7.7%$1,785$1,690
Oct$1,719−3.2%$1,792$1,707
Nov$1,726+0.4%$1,751$1,684
Dec$1,658−4.0%$1,720$1,651

Other Markets in 2012

Change over the calendar year.

MarketChangeYear-end
Gold Price+8.3%$1,658
Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2012+7.3%13,104.14
S&P 500 in 2012+13.4%1,426.19
Nasdaq Composite in 2012+15.9%3,019.51
Russell 2000 in 2012+14.6%849.35
Nikkei 225 in 2012+22.9%10,395.18
Silver in 2012+6.3%$29.95
WTI crude oil in 2012−7.1%$91.83
Brent crude oil in 2012+2.5%$110.80
US 10-year Treasury yield in 2012−0.11 pp1.78%
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Gold Price in 2012: FAQ

How much did the gold price rise in 2012?

The gold price rose 8.3% in 2012, from $1,531 at the end of 2011 to $1,658. Its highest close was $1,792 on Oct 4, and its lowest $1,540 on May 30. The biggest one-day fall was −3.3% on Apr 4 and the biggest rise +4.7% on Jan 26. Adjusted for inflation, it gained 6.4%.

What were the highest and lowest closes of the gold price in 2012?

Highest: $1,792 on October 4, 2012. Lowest: $1,540 on May 30, 2012. It closed higher on 135 of 256 trading days.

What happened to the gold price on July 26, 2012?

ECB President Mario Draghi says the ECB is ready to do "whatever it takes" to preserve the euro. The gold price rose 1.1% that day, and was +4.0% a month later.

Data: London PM fix (LBMA) from 1968 to Sep 2017, COMEX gold futures closes after that. Before 1968 the official US price: $20.67 until Oct 1933, $35 from 31 Jan 1934. Inflation: US CPI-U. Events marked "From the data" are found automatically from the closing prices; the others are researched, with the source linked. Not investment advice.