Distance from the record
This close sat 8.55% 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 15 April 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,727.20 per troy ounce on 15 April 2020, down $29.50 (1.68%) from the previous close of $1,756.70.
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 8.55% 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 $1,286.80, making this a +34.22% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,727.20 per troy ounce on 15 April 2020. That is $29.50 lower than the previous close of $1,756.70, a move of -1.68%.
The gold price fell on 15 April 2020, losing $29.50 (1.68%) against the previous session's close of $1,756.70.
At $1,727.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.53 on 15 April 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 April 2020 18k gold was worth about $41.65 per gram and 14k about $32.39 per gram, against $55.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 111.8 on 15 April 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 111.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 April 2020, gold was around $1,665.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,727.20 is a gain of 3.7% over the week.
A month before 15 April 2020, gold was around $1,515.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,727.20 is a gain of 14.0% over the month.
A year before 15 April 2020, gold was around $1,286.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,727.20 therefore represents a rise of 34.2% over twelve months.
It closed 8.55% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.