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 2023, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 December 2023
Gold closed at $2,039.10 per troy ounce on 21 December 2023, up $4.600 (0.23%) from the previous close of $2,034.50.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.13% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2023-12-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,815.90, making this a +12.29% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $2,039.10 per troy ounce on 21 December 2023. That is $4.60 higher than the previous close of $2,034.50, a move of 0.23%.
The gold price rose on 21 December 2023, gaining $4.60 (0.23%) against the previous session's close of $2,034.50.
At $2,039.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $65.56 on 21 December 2023. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 December 2023 18k gold was worth about $49.17 per gram and 14k about $38.24 per gram, against $65.56 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 83.9 on 21 December 2023, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 83.9 ounces of silver.
A year before 21 December 2023, gold was around $1,815.90 per troy ounce. The close of $2,039.10 therefore represents a rise of 12.3% over twelve months.
It closed 1.13% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2023-12-01.