Gold price in April 2017: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold closed April 2017 at $1,266.10 an ounce, up 1.51% on the month. The highest close was $1,291.70 on 18 Apr and the lowest $1,245.40 on 5 Apr. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, April 2017 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = March 2017 close ($1,247.30).
Daily gold prices in April 2017 (19 trading days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 3 Apr | $1,247.50 | $1,252.40 | $1,243.60 | $1,250.80 | +$3.50 | +0.28% |
| Tue 4 Apr | $1,253.10 | $1,260.30 | $1,253.00 | $1,255.00 | +$4.20 | +0.34% |
| Wed 5 Apr | $1,255.40 | $1,255.40 | $1,243.00 | $1,245.40 | −$9.60 | −0.76% |
| Thu 6 Apr | $1,256.10 | $1,257.50 | $1,249.00 | $1,250.30 | +$4.90 | +0.39% |
| Fri 7 Apr | $1,249.50 | $1,269.10 | $1,249.50 | $1,254.30 | +$4.00 | +0.32% |
| Mon 10 Apr | $1,252.70 | $1,255.20 | $1,246.80 | $1,251.10 | −$3.20 | −0.26% |
| Tue 11 Apr best day | $1,254.50 | $1,273.50 | $1,254.50 | $1,271.20 | +$20.10 | +1.61% |
| Wed 12 Apr | $1,275.00 | $1,285.10 | $1,272.00 | $1,275.30 | +$4.10 | +0.32% |
| Thu 13 Apr | $1,285.30 | $1,287.60 | $1,282.00 | $1,285.90 | +$10.60 | +0.83% |
| Mon 17 Apr | $1,291.80 | $1,294.80 | $1,284.30 | $1,289.40 | +$3.50 | +0.27% |
| Tue 18 Apr | $1,283.90 | $1,291.70 | $1,278.60 | $1,291.70 | +$2.30 | +0.18% |
| Wed 19 Apr | $1,288.00 | $1,288.00 | $1,274.00 | $1,281.40 | −$10.30 | −0.80% |
| Thu 20 Apr | $1,279.70 | $1,281.90 | $1,276.20 | $1,281.90 | +$0.50 | +0.04% |
| Fri 21 Apr | $1,279.80 | $1,287.40 | $1,279.20 | $1,287.40 | +$5.50 | +0.43% |
| Mon 24 Apr worst day | $1,275.00 | $1,276.40 | $1,265.00 | $1,275.80 | −$11.60 | −0.90% |
| Tue 25 Apr | $1,275.60 | $1,276.90 | $1,262.10 | $1,265.60 | −$10.20 | −0.80% |
| Wed 26 Apr | $1,266.00 | $1,266.00 | $1,262.10 | $1,262.10 | −$3.50 | −0.28% |
| Thu 27 Apr | $1,266.70 | $1,267.20 | $1,262.20 | $1,263.70 | +$1.60 | +0.13% |
| Fri 28 Apr | $1,265.90 | $1,267.20 | $1,264.70 | $1,266.10 | +$2.40 | +0.19% |
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
| April 2017 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $1,250.80 | $1,291.70 | $1,245.40 | $1,266.10 | +1.51% |
| Intraday | $1,247.50 | $1,294.80 17 Apr | $1,243.00 5 Apr | $1,266.10 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2017 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 April 2017: summary
Gold edged up 1.51% in April 2017, closing the month at $1,266.10 an ounce against $1,247.30 at the end of March 2017. Settlement prices ranged from $1,245.40 on 5 April 2017 to $1,291.70 on 18 April 2017, a spread of $46.30 (3.7%), narrower than the 5.4% average of the previous 12 months. Gold closed higher on 13 of 19 trading days and lower on 6; the strongest session was 11 April 2017 (+1.61%) and the weakest 24 April 2017 (−0.90%).
How April 2017 compares
- Against other Aprils: at +1.51%, April 2017 ranks 13th of 26 Aprils since 2001 (best first).
- Against every month: it ranks 144th of 313 months since September 2000, better than 54% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $46.30, or 3.7% of the opening level, 0.7× the 5.4% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 0.48% (up or down), against 0.62% over the previous 12 months, so April 2017 was calmer than usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 5 days and the longest run of lower closes 3 days.
- Bigger picture: at the month-end close gold was +10.10% for 2017 to the end of April and −1.79% over 12 months (against the April 2016 close of $1,289.20).
- Average price: the mean of the 19 daily closes was $1,268.65; the World Bank's monthly average of the London (LBMA) price was $1,267.00.
Across the other 25 completed Aprils since 2001, gold averaged +1.27% and rose in 15 of them (60%). April 2017 beat that average by 0.2 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Aprils side by side.
April 2017 in today's dollars
Adjusted for US consumer-price inflation, the $1,266.10 closing price equals about $1,744 in September 2026 dollars (CPI 244.2 in April 2017 against 336.3 in September 2026, FRED series CPIAUCSL), 38% 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 2017
The gold price in 2017 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 April 2017?
Gold closed April 2017 at $1,266.10 an ounce (COMEX settlement). It opened the month at $1,250.80 and averaged $1,268.65 across 19 trading days; the World Bank’s London average for the month was $1,267.00.
Did gold go up in April 2017?
Yes. Gold was up 1.51% in April 2017, from $1,247.30 at the end of March 2017 to $1,266.10. It closed higher on 13 of 19 days. Among Aprils since 2001 it ranks 13th of 26 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in April 2017?
The highest close was $1,291.70 on 18 April 2017. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $1,294.80 on 17 April 2017.
What was the lowest gold price in April 2017?
The lowest close was $1,245.40 on 5 April 2017, $46.30 (3.7%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $1,243.00 on 5 April 2017.
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