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 20 December 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,793.70 per troy ounce on 20 December 2021, down $10.10 (0.56%) from the previous close of $1,803.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 12.57% 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 $1,885.70, making this a -4.88% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,793.70 per troy ounce on 20 December 2021. That is $10.10 lower than the previous close of $1,803.80, a move of -0.56%.
The gold price fell on 20 December 2021, losing $10.10 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,803.80.
At $1,793.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $57.67 on 20 December 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 December 2021 18k gold was worth about $43.25 per gram and 14k about $33.64 per gram, against $57.67 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 80.5 on 20 December 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 80.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 12.57% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.