Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 October 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,906.40 per troy ounce on 19 October 2020, up $5.600 (0.29%) from the previous close of $1,900.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 7.07% 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 $1,488.20, making this a +28.10% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,906.40 per troy ounce on 19 October 2020. That is $5.60 higher than the previous close of $1,900.80, a move of 0.29%.
The gold price rose on 19 October 2020, gaining $5.60 (0.29%) against the previous session's close of $1,900.80.
At $1,906.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $61.29 on 19 October 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 October 2020 18k gold was worth about $45.97 per gram and 14k about $35.75 per gram, against $61.29 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.3 on 19 October 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 October 2020, gold was around $1,488.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,906.40 therefore represents a rise of 28.1% over twelve months.
It closed 7.07% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.