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Gold ranged between $1,713.80 and $1,902.50 per troy ounce during 2021, averaging $1,789.25 across 11 trading days. It finished the period at $1,827.50, down 3.47% from $1,893.10.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of 2021 was 1 May 2021 at +7.65%, and the weakest 1 June 2021 at -6.92%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,893.10, making this a -3.47% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2021 | $1,847.30 | −$45.80 |
| 1 February 2021 | $1,728.10 | −$119.20 |
| 1 March 2021 | $1,713.80 | −$14.30 |
| 1 April 2021 | $1,767.30 | +$53.50 |
| 1 May 2021 | $1,902.50 | +$135.20 |
| 1 June 2021 | $1,770.80 | −$131.70 |
| 1 July 2021 | $1,812.60 | +$41.80 |
| 1 September 2021 | $1,755.30 | −$57.30 |
| 1 October 2021 | $1,783.00 | +$27.70 |
| 1 November 2021 | $1,773.60 | −$9.400 |
| 1 December 2021 | $1,827.50 | +$53.90 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold finished 2021 at $1,827.50 per troy ounce, having fallen $65.60 (3.47%) over the year. It has traded between $1,713.80 and $1,902.50 across 11 trading days.
The average gold closing price in 2021 was $1,789.25 per troy ounce, calculated across all 11 trading days in the year.
Gold reached its highest close of 2021 at $1,902.50 per troy ounce on 1 May 2021.
The lowest gold close in 2021 was $1,713.80 per troy ounce on 1 March 2021.
Gold fell during 2021. It entered the year at $1,893.10 and closed at $1,827.50, a change of -3.47%.
Gold closed higher on 5 sessions and lower on 6 during 2021. The strongest session was 1 May 2021 (+7.65%) and the weakest 1 June 2021 (-6.92%).
Daily closes in 2021 varied with a standard deviation of 4.37% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the year was 11.0% ($1,713.80 to $1,902.50).
At the 2021 close of $1,827.50 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $58.76 per gram and $58,755.49 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 71.8 through 2021 and finished the year near 78.3. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $1,893.10 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of 2021. Closing at $1,827.50 makes that a decline of 3.5% year on year.