Gold price archive · USD per troy ounce
Gold Price January 2024
In January 2024, gold closed between $2,006.50 and $2,073.40 per ounce, a change of −1.13% for the month.
- Open
- $2,073.40
- High close
- $2,073.40
- Low close
- $2,006.50
- Close
- $2,048.40
- Average
- $2,032.05
- Vs. January 2023
- +6.16%
Daily gold prices, January 2024
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Per gram | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 31 | $2,048.40 | $65.86 | +0.83% |
| Tue, Jan 30 | $2,031.50 | $65.31 | +0.30% |
| Mon, Jan 29 | $2,025.40 | $65.12 | +0.40% |
| Fri, Jan 26 | $2,017.30 | $64.86 | −0.02% |
| Thu, Jan 25 | $2,017.80 | $64.87 | +0.09% |
| Wed, Jan 24 | $2,016.00 | $64.82 | −0.48% |
| Tue, Jan 23 | $2,025.80 | $65.13 | +0.18% |
| Mon, Jan 22 | $2,022.20 | $65.02 | −0.35% |
| Fri, Jan 19 | $2,029.30 | $65.24 | +0.38% |
| Thu, Jan 18 | $2,021.60 | $65.00 | +0.75% |
| Wed, Jan 17 | $2,006.50 | $64.51 | −1.17% |
| Tue, Jan 16 | $2,030.20 | $65.27 | −1.04% |
| Fri, Jan 12 | $2,051.60 | $65.96 | +1.60% |
| Thu, Jan 11 | $2,019.20 | $64.92 | −0.42% |
| Wed, Jan 10 | $2,027.80 | $65.20 | −0.26% |
| Tue, Jan 9 | $2,033.00 | $65.36 | −0.02% |
| Mon, Jan 8 | $2,033.50 | $65.38 | −0.80% |
| Fri, Jan 5 | $2,049.80 | $65.90 | −0.01% |
| Thu, Jan 4 | $2,050.00 | $65.91 | +0.35% |
| Wed, Jan 3 | $2,042.80 | $65.68 | −1.48% |
| Tue, Jan 2 | $2,073.40 | $66.66 | +0.08% |
Closing prices of the front-month COMEX gold futures contract. Intraday highs and lows are not included.
What happened to gold in January 2024
In January 2024, gold lost 1.1% against the previous month’s final close, with its highest close of $2,073.40 on January 2 and its lowest close of $2,006.50 on January 17. Across 21 trading days, gold closed higher on 10 and lower on 11. The biggest one-day gain was 1.6% on Friday, January 12, and the steepest drop was 1.5% on Wednesday, January 3.
The month’s best close was 0.9% below the record close that stood at the time, so January 2024 produced no new all-time high.
Seasonally, January has been a positive month for gold on average: across 23 earlier years since 2001, the average January change was +2.70%, and gold rose in 15 of them. This January ranks 18th of 24 by performance.
By the end of January 2024, gold was down 1.1% for 2024 to date. See the 2024 overview for every month of the year.
Figures use daily closing prices of the front-month COMEX gold futures contract, U.S. Eastern Time. See how we calculate prices.
Gold price January 2024 questions
What was the price of gold in January 2024?
Gold traded between $2,006.50 and $2,073.40 per troy ounce in January 2024, based on daily closing prices. It closed the period at $2,048.40, and the average close was $2,032.05.
Did gold go up or down in January 2024?
Gold fell 1.13% from the previous month-end close.
How does January 2024 compare with a year earlier?
The month-end close of $2,048.40 is 6.2% higher than January 2023.