Distance from the record
This close sat 13.43% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Loading…
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 October 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,635.10 per troy ounce on 21 October 2011, up $23.20 (1.44%) from the previous close of $1,611.90.
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 13.43% 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 $1,324.70, making this a +23.43% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,635.10 per troy ounce on 21 October 2011. That is $23.20 higher than the previous close of $1,611.90, a move of 1.44%.
The gold price rose on 21 October 2011, gaining $23.20 (1.44%) against the previous session's close of $1,611.90.
At $1,635.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $52.57 on 21 October 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 October 2011 18k gold was worth about $39.43 per gram and 14k about $30.67 per gram, against $52.57 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.5 on 21 October 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 October 2011, gold was around $1,681.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,635.10 is a loss of 2.8% over the week.
A month before 21 October 2011, gold was around $1,805.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,635.10 is a loss of 9.4% over the month.
A year before 21 October 2011, gold was around $1,324.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,635.10 therefore represents a rise of 23.4% over twelve months.
It closed 13.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.