Recent Examples on the WebMost 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. 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 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English troye, probably from Troyes, France