Distance from the record
This close sat 36.24% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 20 January 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,204.30 per troy ounce on 20 January 2017, up $3.400 (0.28%) from the previous close of $1,200.90.
This close sat 36.24% 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 $1,107.10, making this a +8.78% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,204.30 per troy ounce on 20 January 2017. That is $3.40 higher than the previous close of $1,200.90, a move of 0.28%.
The gold price rose on 20 January 2017, gaining $3.40 (0.28%) against the previous session's close of $1,200.90.
At $1,204.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.72 on 20 January 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 January 2017 18k gold was worth about $29.04 per gram and 14k about $22.59 per gram, against $38.72 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.9 on 20 January 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 January 2017, gold was around $1,131.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,204.30 is a gain of 6.4% over the month.
It closed 36.24% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.