Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 20 April 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,701.60 per troy ounce on 20 April 2020, up $12.40 (0.73%) from the previous close of $1,689.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 9.91% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,271.90, making this a +33.78% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,701.60 per troy ounce on 20 April 2020. That is $12.40 higher than the previous close of $1,689.20, a move of 0.73%.
The gold price rose on 20 April 2020, gaining $12.40 (0.73%) against the previous session's close of $1,689.20.
At $1,701.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $54.71 on 20 April 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 April 2020 18k gold was worth about $41.03 per gram and 14k about $31.91 per gram, against $54.71 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 109.4 on 20 April 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 109.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 April 2020, gold was around $1,744.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,701.60 is a loss of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 20 April 2020, gold was around $1,484.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,701.60 is a gain of 14.7% over the month.
A year before 20 April 2020, gold was around $1,271.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,701.60 therefore represents a rise of 33.8% over twelve months.
It closed 9.91% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.