Distance from the record
This close sat 15.93% 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 23 March 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 12 March 2021
Gold closed at $1,724.70 per troy ounce on 23 March 2021, down $13.10 (0.75%) from the previous close of $1,737.80.
This close sat 15.93% 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 $1,567.00, making this a +10.06% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,724.70 per troy ounce on 23 March 2021. That is $13.10 lower than the previous close of $1,737.80, a move of -0.75%.
The gold price fell on 23 March 2021, losing $13.10 (0.75%) against the previous session's close of $1,737.80.
At $1,724.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.45 on 23 March 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 March 2021 18k gold was worth about $41.59 per gram and 14k about $32.35 per gram, against $55.45 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.4 on 23 March 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 15.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.