Distance from the record
This close sat 14.47% 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 16 September 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 12 August 2021
Gold closed at $1,754.60 per troy ounce on 16 September 2021, down $37.80 (2.11%) from the previous close of $1,792.40.
Gold lost 2.11% 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 14.47% 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 $1,960.20, making this a -10.49% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,754.60 per troy ounce on 16 September 2021. That is $37.80 lower than the previous close of $1,792.40, a move of -2.11%.
The gold price fell on 16 September 2021, losing $37.80 (2.11%) against the previous session's close of $1,792.40.
At $1,754.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $56.41 on 16 September 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 16 September 2021 18k gold was worth about $42.31 per gram and 14k about $32.91 per gram, against $56.41 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.1 on 16 September 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 16 September 2021, gold was around $1,797.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,754.60 is a loss of 2.4% over the week.
It closed 14.47% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.