Gold price in February 2012: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold closed February 2012 at $1,709.90 an ounce, down 1.61% on the month. The highest close was $1,787.00 on 28 Feb and the lowest $1,709.90 on 29 Feb. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, February 2012 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = January 2012 close ($1,737.80).
Daily gold prices in February 2012 (20 trading days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Feb | $1,738.20 | $1,751.10 | $1,734.00 | $1,747.10 | +$9.30 | +0.54% |
| Thu 2 Feb | $1,745.10 | $1,761.10 | $1,742.90 | $1,756.80 | +$9.70 | +0.56% |
| Fri 3 Feb | $1,758.70 | $1,761.30 | $1,724.50 | $1,737.90 | −$18.90 | −1.08% |
| Mon 6 Feb | $1,728.00 | $1,738.30 | $1,713.30 | $1,722.80 | −$15.10 | −0.87% |
| Tue 7 Feb | $1,722.00 | $1,748.00 | $1,713.20 | $1,746.40 | +$23.60 | +1.37% |
| Wed 8 Feb | $1,744.00 | $1,751.50 | $1,728.20 | $1,729.30 | −$17.10 | −0.98% |
| Thu 9 Feb | $1,731.40 | $1,749.70 | $1,726.10 | $1,739.00 | +$9.70 | +0.56% |
| Fri 10 Feb | $1,732.70 | $1,734.40 | $1,706.40 | $1,723.30 | −$15.70 | −0.90% |
| Mon 13 Feb | $1,725.00 | $1,733.00 | $1,718.40 | $1,723.00 | −$0.30 | −0.02% |
| Tue 14 Feb | $1,720.00 | $1,724.90 | $1,715.00 | $1,715.90 | −$7.10 | −0.41% |
| Wed 15 Feb | $1,723.60 | $1,737.00 | $1,723.60 | $1,726.30 | +$10.40 | +0.61% |
| Thu 16 Feb | $1,718.40 | $1,728.40 | $1,707.00 | $1,726.80 | +$0.50 | +0.03% |
| Fri 17 Feb | $1,733.60 | $1,735.10 | $1,718.80 | $1,724.50 | −$2.30 | −0.13% |
| Tue 21 Feb best day | $1,736.10 | $1,760.00 | $1,733.60 | $1,757.10 | +$32.60 | +1.89% |
| Wed 22 Feb | $1,758.70 | $1,781.90 | $1,750.00 | $1,770.00 | +$12.90 | +0.73% |
| Thu 23 Feb | $1,774.00 | $1,786.00 | $1,773.00 | $1,784.90 | +$14.90 | +0.84% |
| Fri 24 Feb | $1,778.50 | $1,780.70 | $1,771.30 | $1,775.10 | −$9.80 | −0.55% |
| Mon 27 Feb | $1,773.60 | $1,775.60 | $1,768.10 | $1,773.60 | −$1.50 | −0.08% |
| Tue 28 Feb | $1,767.90 | $1,789.40 | $1,767.90 | $1,787.00 | +$13.40 | +0.76% |
| Wed 29 Feb worst day | $1,789.90 | $1,790.40 | $1,669.00 | $1,709.90 | −$77.10 | −4.31% |
Close = COMEX gold futures settlement in US dollars per troy ounce; change is against the previous trading day's close.
Monthly open, high, low and close
| February 2012 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $1,747.10 | $1,787.00 | $1,709.90 | $1,709.90 | −1.61% |
| Intraday | $1,738.20 | $1,790.40 29 Feb | $1,669.00 29 Feb | $1,709.90 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2012 page and the monthly returns heatmap). Intraday: the highest and lowest traded prices in the daily bars.
Source: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) daily settlements and intraday bars via Yahoo Finance; US CPI (FRED CPIAUCSL) for the inflation adjustment; World Bank Pink Sheet for the monthly London average. Figures are final settlements; sources may occasionally revise historical data.
Gold in February 2012: summary
Gold slipped 1.61% in February 2012, from $1,737.80 at the end of January 2012 to $1,709.90 an ounce. Gold closed higher on 10 of 20 trading days and lower on 10; the strongest session was 21 February 2012 (+1.89%) and the weakest 29 February 2012 (−4.31%). Settlement prices ranged from $1,709.90 on 29 February 2012 to $1,787.00 on 28 February 2012, a spread of $77.10 (4.4%), narrower than the 8.7% average of the previous 12 months.
The −4.31% move on 29 February 2012 was the largest one-day fall of 2012.
How February 2012 compares
- Against other Februaries: at −1.61%, February 2012 ranks 19th of 26 Februaries since 2001 (best first).
- Against every month: it ranks 220th of 313 months since September 2000, better than 30% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $77.10, or 4.4% of the opening level, 0.5× the 8.7% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 0.86% (up or down), against 0.95% over the previous 12 months, so February 2012 was about as volatile as usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 3 days and the longest run of lower closes 3 days.
- Bigger picture: at the month-end close gold was +9.20% for 2012 to the end of February and +21.33% over 12 months (against the February 2011 close of $1,409.30).
- Average price: the mean of the 20 daily closes was $1,743.84; the World Bank's monthly average of the London (LBMA) price was $1,745.00.
Across the other 25 completed Februaries since 2001, gold averaged +1.34% and rose in 15 of them (60%). February 2012 lagged that average by 2.9 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Februaries side by side.
February 2012 in today's dollars
Adjusted for US consumer-price inflation, the $1,709.90 closing price equals about $2,518 in September 2026 dollars (CPI 228.3 in February 2012 against 336.3 in September 2026, FRED series CPIAUCSL), 47% more than the nominal figure. The gold price history hub restates every year's close on the same basis, and the all-time-high tracker lists every record close in nominal dollars.
Gold price by month in 2012
The gold price in 2012 page has the year's open, high, low and close, and the monthly archive on the gold price history hub explains how these month pages are built.
Frequently asked questions
What was the gold price in February 2012?
Gold closed February 2012 at $1,709.90 an ounce (COMEX settlement). It opened the month at $1,747.10 and averaged $1,743.84 across 20 trading days; the World Bank’s London average for the month was $1,745.00.
Did gold go up in February 2012?
No. Gold was down 1.61% in February 2012, from $1,737.80 at the end of January 2012 to $1,709.90. It closed higher on 10 of 20 days. Among Februaries since 2001 it ranks 19th of 26 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in February 2012?
The highest close was $1,787.00 on 28 February 2012. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $1,790.40 on 29 February 2012.
What was the lowest gold price in February 2012?
The lowest close was $1,709.90 on 29 February 2012, $77.10 (4.4%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $1,669.00 on 29 February 2012.
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