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 March 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,243.80 per troy ounce on 21 March 2016, down $10.00 (0.80%) from the previous close of $1,253.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 34.15% 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 $1,184.80, making this a +4.98% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,243.80 per troy ounce on 21 March 2016. That is $10.00 lower than the previous close of $1,253.80, a move of -0.80%.
The gold price fell on 21 March 2016, losing $10.00 (0.80%) against the previous session's close of $1,253.80.
At $1,243.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.99 on 21 March 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 March 2016 18k gold was worth about $29.99 per gram and 14k about $23.33 per gram, against $39.99 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.5 on 21 March 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 34.15% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.