Gold futures (GC=F) opened August 2012 at $1,613.40 and closed at $1,684.60 per troy ounce, having gained 4.41% over the month. Trading ranged from a low of $1,583.10 to a high of $1,690.00.
August vacations sometimes coincide with headline-driven patches of volatility. Use the table for session-by-session closes and the summary tiles for month-to-month open, high, low, and last versus first-day direction.
Explore the gold history index, compare silver for August 2012, or return to the live gold tracker and live silver dashboards.