Distance from the record
This close sat 18.34% 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 14 January 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 2 January 2020
Gold closed at $1,542.40 per troy ounce on 14 January 2020, down $6.000 (0.39%) from the previous close of $1,548.40.
This close sat 18.34% 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 246 of 253 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,289.10, making this a +19.65% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,542.40 per troy ounce on 14 January 2020. That is $6.00 lower than the previous close of $1,548.40, a move of -0.39%.
The gold price fell on 14 January 2020, losing $6.00 (0.39%) against the previous session's close of $1,548.40.
At $1,542.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $49.59 on 14 January 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 January 2020 18k gold was worth about $37.19 per gram and 14k about $28.93 per gram, against $49.59 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 87.3 on 14 January 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 87.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 14 January 2020, gold was around $1,289.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,542.40 therefore represents a rise of 19.6% over twelve months.
It closed 18.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.