Distance from the record
This close sat 13.54% 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 17 June 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 April 2021
Gold closed at $1,773.80 per troy ounce on 17 June 2021, down $85.70 (4.61%) from the previous close of $1,859.50.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 4.61% 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 13.54% 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 $1,729.20, making this a +2.58% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,773.80 per troy ounce on 17 June 2021. That is $85.70 lower than the previous close of $1,859.50, a move of -4.61%.
The gold price fell on 17 June 2021, losing $85.70 (4.61%) against the previous session's close of $1,859.50.
At $1,773.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $57.03 on 17 June 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 June 2021 18k gold was worth about $42.77 per gram and 14k about $33.27 per gram, against $57.03 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.6 on 17 June 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 June 2021, gold was around $1,894.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,773.80 is a loss of 6.4% over the week.
A month before 17 June 2021, gold was around $1,867.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,773.80 is a loss of 5.0% over the month.
It closed 13.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.