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Most actively traded gold futures for December delivery slid 1.7% to $1,944.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020
Front-month gold futures for delivery in June rose 0.6% to $1,756.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, closing just below their highest level since October 2012.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 22 June 2020
Front-month silver futures advanced 2.5% to $17.892 a troy ounce Tuesday, extending a recent rally.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 19 May 2020
During the classical gold standard era—from 1879 to 1914 in the US—one troy ounce of gold fetched $21.
—Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, 3 July 2019
The firm targets a $1,300 a troy ounce price for gold by year-end.
—Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2018
Prices recovered 4% to $846.30 a troy ounce Tuesday.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 4 July 2018
Prices for gold, a popular destination for nervous investors, hit $1,342 a troy ounce Tuesday evening after economic adviser Gary Cohn’s resignation from the White House stoked worries about the impact of steel and aluminum tariffs on global growth.
—Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2018
Today’s stacks need only 10 grams (a third of a troy ounce) of platinum.
—The Economist, 25 Sep. 2017
Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020
Front-month gold futures for delivery in June rose 0.6% to $1,756.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, closing just below their highest level since October 2012.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 22 June 2020
Front-month silver futures advanced 2.5% to $17.892 a troy ounce Tuesday, extending a recent rally.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 19 May 2020
During the classical gold standard era—from 1879 to 1914 in the US—one troy ounce of gold fetched $21.
—Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, 3 July 2019
The firm targets a $1,300 a troy ounce price for gold by year-end.
—Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2018
Prices recovered 4% to $846.30 a troy ounce Tuesday.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 4 July 2018
Prices for gold, a popular destination for nervous investors, hit $1,342 a troy ounce Tuesday evening after economic adviser Gary Cohn’s resignation from the White House stoked worries about the impact of steel and aluminum tariffs on global growth.
—Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2018
Today’s stacks need only 10 grams (a third of a troy ounce) of platinum.
—The Economist, 25 Sep. 2017
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troy
adjective
: expressed in troy weight
Medical Definition
troy
adjective
: expressed in troy weight
a troy ounce
Geographical Definition
Troy
geographical name
1
or Ilium
or Troja
ˈtrō-jə 
ancient city in northwestern Asia Minor in Troas southwest of the Dardanelles see also trojan entry 1 sense 1
-yə
2
city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 80,980
3
city in eastern New York on the Hudson River north-northeast of Albany population 50,129
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