troy
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The cryptocurrency rose by close to 1% to trade around $82,500, while New York gold futures rose back above $4,200 a troy ounce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Dollar-sensitive gold futures fell $45.40, or 1.1%, to $4113.80 a troy ounce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Comex gold fell 0.9% to $4133.70 a troy ounce, snapping a three-session winning streak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Gold gained 0.5%, but held below $4,200 a troy ounce in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The troy pound contains 5760 grains, and is to the avoirdupois pound as 144 to 175, while the troy ounce is to the avoirdupois ounce as 192 to 175.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
