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 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,879.20 per troy ounce on 21 December 2020, down $6.500 (0.34%) from the previous close of $1,885.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 8.40% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,474.70, making this a +27.43% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,879.20 per troy ounce on 21 December 2020. That is $6.50 lower than the previous close of $1,885.70, a move of -0.34%.
The gold price fell on 21 December 2020, losing $6.50 (0.34%) against the previous session's close of $1,885.70.
At $1,879.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $60.42 on 21 December 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 December 2020 18k gold was worth about $45.31 per gram and 14k about $35.24 per gram, against $60.42 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.5 on 21 December 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 December 2020, gold was around $1,828.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,879.20 is a gain of 2.8% over the week.
A year before 21 December 2020, gold was around $1,474.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,879.20 therefore represents a rise of 27.4% over twelve months.
It closed 8.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.