Distance from the record
This close sat 1.35% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2023-12-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 20 December 2023, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $2,034.50 per troy ounce on 20 December 2023, down $3.900 (0.19%) from the previous close of $2,038.40.
This close sat 1.35% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2023-12-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,815.90, making this a +12.04% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $2,034.50 per troy ounce on 20 December 2023. That is $3.90 lower than the previous close of $2,038.40, a move of -0.19%.
The gold price fell on 20 December 2023, losing $3.90 (0.19%) against the previous session's close of $2,038.40.
At $2,034.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $65.41 on 20 December 2023. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 December 2023 18k gold was worth about $49.06 per gram and 14k about $38.16 per gram, against $65.41 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 83.6 on 20 December 2023, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 83.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 December 2023, gold was around $1,982.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $2,034.50 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A year before 20 December 2023, gold was around $1,815.90 per troy ounce. The close of $2,034.50 therefore represents a rise of 12.0% over twelve months.
It closed 1.35% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2023-12-01.