Distance from the record
This close sat 5.58% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 14 August 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,937.00 per troy ounce on 14 August 2020, down $19.70 (1.01%) from the previous close of $1,956.70.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 5.58% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,515.90, making this a +27.78% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,937.00 per troy ounce on 14 August 2020. That is $19.70 lower than the previous close of $1,956.70, a move of -1.01%.
The gold price fell on 14 August 2020, losing $19.70 (1.01%) against the previous session's close of $1,956.70.
At $1,937.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $62.28 on 14 August 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 August 2020 18k gold was worth about $46.71 per gram and 14k about $36.33 per gram, against $62.28 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
A week before 14 August 2020, gold was around $2,010.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,937.00 is a loss of 3.6% over the week.
A month before 14 August 2020, gold was around $1,810.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,937.00 is a gain of 7.0% over the month.
A year before 14 August 2020, gold was around $1,515.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,937.00 therefore represents a rise of 27.8% over twelve months.
It closed 5.58% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.