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 March 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $260.50 per troy ounce on 20 March 2001, up $0.700 (0.27%) from the previous close of $259.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 6.43% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $260.50 per troy ounce on 20 March 2001. That is $0.70 higher than the previous close of $259.80, a move of 0.27%.
The gold price rose on 20 March 2001, gaining $0.70 (0.27%) against the previous session's close of $259.80.
At $260.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.38 on 20 March 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 March 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.28 per gram and 14k about $4.89 per gram, against $8.38 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.2 on 20 March 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 March 2001, gold was around $266.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $260.50 is a loss of 2.4% over the week.
It closed 6.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.