Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 2 March 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,733.10 per troy ounce on 2 March 2021, up $19.30 (1.13%) from the previous close of $1,713.80.
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.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 15.52% 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 $1,592.30, making this a +8.84% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,733.10 per troy ounce on 2 March 2021. That is $19.30 higher than the previous close of $1,713.80, a move of 1.13%.
The gold price rose on 2 March 2021, gaining $19.30 (1.13%) against the previous session's close of $1,713.80.
At $1,733.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.72 on 2 March 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 2 March 2021 18k gold was worth about $41.79 per gram and 14k about $32.50 per gram, against $55.72 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.5 on 2 March 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 2 March 2021, gold was around $1,804.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,733.10 is a loss of 4.0% over the week.
A month before 2 March 2021, gold was around $1,830.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,733.10 is a loss of 5.3% over the month.
It closed 15.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.