Distance from the record
This close sat 21.43% 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 March 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,484.00 per troy ounce on 20 March 2020, up $5.400 (0.37%) from the previous close of $1,478.60.
This close sat 21.43% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 251 of 253 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,300.50, making this a +14.11% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,484.00 per troy ounce on 20 March 2020. That is $5.40 higher than the previous close of $1,478.60, a move of 0.37%.
The gold price rose on 20 March 2020, gaining $5.40 (0.37%) against the previous session's close of $1,478.60.
At $1,484.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $47.71 on 20 March 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 March 2020 18k gold was worth about $35.78 per gram and 14k about $27.83 per gram, against $47.71 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 120.2 on 20 March 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 120.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 March 2020, gold was around $1,515.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,484.00 is a loss of 2.1% over the week.
A month before 20 March 2020, gold was around $1,616.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,484.00 is a loss of 8.2% over the month.
A year before 20 March 2020, gold was around $1,300.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,484.00 therefore represents a rise of 14.1% over twelve months.
It closed 21.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.