Distance from the record
This close sat 19.75% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 March 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 December 2019
Gold closed at $1,515.70 per troy ounce on 13 March 2020, down $73.60 (4.63%) from the previous close of $1,589.30.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 4.63% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 19.75% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 249 of 253 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,307.50, making this a +15.92% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,515.70 per troy ounce on 13 March 2020. That is $73.60 lower than the previous close of $1,589.30, a move of -4.63%.
The gold price fell on 13 March 2020, losing $73.60 (4.63%) against the previous session's close of $1,589.30.
At $1,515.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.73 on 13 March 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 March 2020 18k gold was worth about $36.55 per gram and 14k about $28.43 per gram, against $48.73 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 104.8 on 13 March 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 104.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 March 2020, gold was around $1,670.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,515.70 is a loss of 9.3% over the week.
A year before 13 March 2020, gold was around $1,307.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,515.70 therefore represents a rise of 15.9% over twelve months.
This close was session 4 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 19.75% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.