Gold price in September 2024: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold closed September 2024 at $2,659.40 an ounce, up 5.21% on the month. The highest close was $2,694.90 on 26 Sep and the lowest $2,523.00 on 3 Sep. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, September 2024 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = August 2024 close ($2,527.60); larger dots = new all-time-high closes.
Daily gold prices in September 2024 (20 trading days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Sep | $2,536.00 | $2,539.50 | $2,504.40 | $2,523.00 | −$4.60 | −0.18% |
| Wed 4 Sep | $2,524.60 | $2,531.50 | $2,502.70 | $2,526.00 | +$3.00 | +0.12% |
| Thu 5 Sep | $2,526.40 | $2,554.00 | $2,523.70 | $2,543.10 | +$17.10 | +0.68% |
| Fri 6 Sep | $2,547.10 | $2,559.80 | $2,513.90 | $2,524.60 | −$18.50 | −0.73% |
| Mon 9 Sep | $2,526.50 | $2,536.50 | $2,514.20 | $2,532.70 | +$8.10 | +0.32% |
| Tue 10 Sep | $2,536.00 | $2,547.50 | $2,528.90 | $2,543.10 | +$10.40 | +0.41% |
| Wed 11 Sep | $2,545.70 | $2,558.00 | $2,529.00 | $2,542.40 | −$0.70 | −0.03% |
| Thu 12 Sep ATH, best day | $2,540.60 | $2,588.50 | $2,538.70 | $2,580.60 | +$38.20 | +1.50% |
| Fri 13 Sep ATH | $2,587.50 | $2,614.60 | $2,585.00 | $2,610.70 | +$30.10 | +1.17% |
| Mon 16 Sep | $2,608.00 | $2,617.40 | $2,602.50 | $2,608.90 | −$1.80 | −0.07% |
| Tue 17 Sep | $2,609.80 | $2,613.70 | $2,587.30 | $2,592.40 | −$16.50 | −0.63% |
| Wed 18 Sep | $2,596.00 | $2,627.20 | $2,572.50 | $2,598.60 | +$6.20 | +0.24% |
| Thu 19 Sep ATH | $2,585.10 | $2,620.50 | $2,575.30 | $2,614.60 | +$16.00 | +0.62% |
| Fri 20 Sep ATH | $2,611.20 | $2,651.00 | $2,608.70 | $2,646.20 | +$31.60 | +1.21% |
| Mon 23 Sep ATH | $2,646.20 | $2,659.80 | $2,638.60 | $2,652.50 | +$6.30 | +0.24% |
| Tue 24 Sep ATH | $2,653.30 | $2,689.40 | $2,647.10 | $2,677.00 | +$24.50 | +0.92% |
| Wed 25 Sep ATH | $2,682.80 | $2,694.90 | $2,673.40 | $2,684.70 | +$7.70 | +0.29% |
| Thu 26 Sep ATH | $2,681.20 | $2,708.70 | $2,677.50 | $2,694.90 | +$10.20 | +0.38% |
| Fri 27 Sep worst day | $2,695.10 | $2,696.90 | $2,665.30 | $2,668.10 | −$26.80 | −0.99% |
| Mon 30 Sep | $2,680.50 | $2,687.70 | $2,646.20 | $2,659.40 | −$8.70 | −0.33% |
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
| September 2024 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $2,523.00 | $2,694.90 | $2,523.00 | $2,659.40 | +5.21% |
| Intraday | $2,536.00 | $2,708.70 26 Sep | $2,502.70 4 Sep | $2,659.40 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2024 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 September 2024: summary
Gold climbed 5.21% in September 2024, from $2,527.60 at the end of August 2024 to $2,659.40 an ounce. Gold closed higher on 13 of 20 trading days and lower on 7; the strongest session was 12 September 2024 (+1.50%) and the weakest 27 September 2024 (−0.99%). Settlement prices ranged from $2,523.00 on 3 September 2024 to $2,694.90 on 26 September 2024, a spread of $171.90 (6.8%), wider than the 5.4% average of the previous 12 months.
Gold set 8 new all-time-high closes in September 2024, the highest at $2,694.90 on 26 September 2024. It was the month gold first closed above $2,600 (on 13 September 2024). It was gold's 8th monthly gain in a row.
How September 2024 compares
- Against other Septembers: at +5.21%, September 2024 ranks 7th of 27 Septembers since 2000 (best first).
- Against every month: it ranks 62nd of 313 months since September 2000, better than 80% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $171.90, or 6.8% of the opening level, 1.3× the 5.4% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 0.55% (up or down), against 0.70% over the previous 12 months, so September 2024 was calmer than usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 7 days and the longest run of lower closes 2 days.
- Bigger picture: at the month-end close gold was +28.36% for 2024 to the end of September and +42.51% over 12 months (against the September 2023 close of $1,866.10).
- Average price: the mean of the 20 daily closes was $2,601.18; the World Bank's monthly average of the London (LBMA) price was $2,571.00.
Across the other 26 completed Septembers since 2000, gold averaged +0.24% and rose in 12 of them (46%). September 2024 beat that average by 5.0 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Septembers side by side.
September 2024 in today's dollars
Adjusted for US consumer-price inflation, the $2,659.40 closing price equals about $2,842 in September 2026 dollars (CPI 314.7 in September 2024 against 336.3 in September 2026, FRED series CPIAUCSL), 7% 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 2024
The gold price in 2024 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 September 2024?
Gold closed September 2024 at $2,659.40 an ounce (COMEX settlement). It opened the month at $2,523.00 and averaged $2,601.18 across 20 trading days; the World Bank’s London average for the month was $2,571.00.
Did gold go up in September 2024?
Yes. Gold was up 5.21% in September 2024, from $2,527.60 at the end of August 2024 to $2,659.40. It closed higher on 13 of 20 days. Among Septembers since 2000 it ranks 7th of 27 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in September 2024?
The highest close was $2,694.90 on 26 September 2024. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $2,708.70 on 26 September 2024. It was a new all-time-high close.
What was the lowest gold price in September 2024?
The lowest close was $2,523.00 on 3 September 2024, $171.90 (6.8%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $2,502.70 on 4 September 2024.
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