Distance from the record
This close sat 12.16% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 10 March 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,659.10 per troy ounce on 10 March 2020, down $15.40 (0.92%) from the previous close of $1,674.50.
This close sat 12.16% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,297.00, making this a +27.92% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,659.10 per troy ounce on 10 March 2020. That is $15.40 lower than the previous close of $1,674.50, a move of -0.92%.
The gold price fell on 10 March 2020, losing $15.40 (0.92%) against the previous session's close of $1,674.50.
At $1,659.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $53.34 on 10 March 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 March 2020 18k gold was worth about $40.01 per gram and 14k about $31.12 per gram, against $53.34 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 98.1 on 10 March 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 98.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 10 March 2020, gold was around $1,574.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,659.10 is a gain of 5.4% over the month.
A year before 10 March 2020, gold was around $1,297.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,659.10 therefore represents a rise of 27.9% over twelve months.
It closed 12.16% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.