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 21 December 2000, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 6 December 2000
Gold closed at $273.70 per troy ounce on 21 December 2000, up $1.200 (0.44%) from the previous close of $272.50.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.69% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $273.70 per troy ounce on 21 December 2000. That is $1.20 higher than the previous close of $272.50, a move of 0.44%.
The gold price rose on 21 December 2000, gaining $1.20 (0.44%) against the previous session's close of $272.50.
At $273.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.80 on 21 December 2000. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 December 2000 18k gold was worth about $6.60 per gram and 14k about $5.13 per gram, against $8.80 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.5 on 21 December 2000, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 1.69% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.