Distance from the record
This close sat 15.83% 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 March 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,726.80 per troy ounce on 17 March 2021, down $3.800 (0.22%) from the previous close of $1,730.60.
This close sat 15.83% 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 $1,524.90, making this a +13.24% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,726.80 per troy ounce on 17 March 2021. That is $3.80 lower than the previous close of $1,730.60, a move of -0.22%.
The gold price fell on 17 March 2021, losing $3.80 (0.22%) against the previous session's close of $1,730.60.
At $1,726.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.52 on 17 March 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 March 2021 18k gold was worth about $41.64 per gram and 14k about $32.39 per gram, against $55.52 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.3 on 17 March 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 17 March 2021, gold was around $1,524.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,726.80 therefore represents a rise of 13.2% over twelve months.
It closed 15.83% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.