Distance from the record
This close sat 29.93% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 February 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,323.50 per troy ounce on 21 February 2019, down $19.80 (1.47%) from the previous close of $1,343.30.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 29.93% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,330.00, making this a -0.49% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,323.50 per troy ounce on 21 February 2019. That is $19.80 lower than the previous close of $1,343.30, a move of -1.47%.
The gold price fell on 21 February 2019, losing $19.80 (1.47%) against the previous session's close of $1,343.30.
At $1,323.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.55 on 21 February 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 February 2019 18k gold was worth about $31.91 per gram and 14k about $24.82 per gram, against $42.55 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 83.8 on 21 February 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 83.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 29.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.