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 September 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 9 September 2016
Gold closed at $1,326.90 per troy ounce on 21 September 2016, up $13.20 (1.00%) from the previous close of $1,313.70.
This close extended a run of 3 consecutive sessions of gains. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 29.75% 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 $1,133.10, making this a +17.10% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,326.90 per troy ounce on 21 September 2016. That is $13.20 higher than the previous close of $1,313.70, a move of 1.00%.
The gold price rose on 21 September 2016, gaining $13.20 (1.00%) against the previous session's close of $1,313.70.
At $1,326.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.66 on 21 September 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 September 2016 18k gold was worth about $32.00 per gram and 14k about $24.89 per gram, against $42.66 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.4 on 21 September 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 21 September 2016, gold was around $1,133.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,326.90 therefore represents a rise of 17.1% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of gains. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 29.75% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.