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 December 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 4 December 2017
Gold closed at $1,266.10 per troy ounce on 20 December 2017, up $5.400 (0.43%) from the previous close of $1,260.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 32.96% 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 $1,131.50, making this a +11.90% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,266.10 per troy ounce on 20 December 2017. That is $5.40 higher than the previous close of $1,260.70, a move of 0.43%.
The gold price rose on 20 December 2017, gaining $5.40 (0.43%) against the previous session's close of $1,260.70.
At $1,266.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.71 on 20 December 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 December 2017 18k gold was worth about $30.53 per gram and 14k about $23.75 per gram, against $40.71 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.2 on 20 December 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.2 ounces of silver.
It closed 32.96% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.