Distance from the record
This close sat 3.53% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-02-08.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 March 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $292.80 per troy ounce on 21 March 2002, up $0.700 (0.24%) from the previous close of $292.10.
This close sat 3.53% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-02-08.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $261.90, making this a +11.80% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $292.80 per troy ounce on 21 March 2002. That is $0.70 higher than the previous close of $292.10, a move of 0.24%.
The gold price rose on 21 March 2002, gaining $0.70 (0.24%) against the previous session's close of $292.10.
At $292.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $9.41 on 21 March 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 March 2002 18k gold was worth about $7.06 per gram and 14k about $5.49 per gram, against $9.41 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.1 on 21 March 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 3.53% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-02-08.