Distance from the record
This close sat 8.52% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 May 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,876.70 per troy ounce on 21 May 2021, down $5.100 (0.27%) from the previous close of $1,881.80.
This close sat 8.52% 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 $1,720.50, making this a +9.08% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,876.70 per troy ounce on 21 May 2021. That is $5.10 lower than the previous close of $1,881.80, a move of -0.27%.
The gold price fell on 21 May 2021, losing $5.10 (0.27%) against the previous session's close of $1,881.80.
At $1,876.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $60.34 on 21 May 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 May 2021 18k gold was worth about $45.25 per gram and 14k about $35.20 per gram, against $60.34 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.3 on 21 May 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 May 2021, gold was around $1,837.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,876.70 is a gain of 2.1% over the week.
It closed 8.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.