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 22 December 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,801.60 per troy ounce on 22 December 2021, up $13.70 (0.77%) from the previous close of $1,787.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 12.18% 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 $1,866.60, making this a -3.48% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,801.60 per troy ounce on 22 December 2021. That is $13.70 higher than the previous close of $1,787.90, a move of 0.77%.
The gold price rose on 22 December 2021, gaining $13.70 (0.77%) against the previous session's close of $1,787.90.
At $1,801.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $57.92 on 22 December 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 December 2021 18k gold was worth about $43.44 per gram and 14k about $33.79 per gram, against $57.92 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 79.0 on 22 December 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 79.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 December 2021, gold was around $1,762.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,801.60 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
It closed 12.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.