Distance from the record
This close sat 8.75% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 24 April 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,723.50 per troy ounce on 24 April 2020, down $9.800 (0.57%) from the previous close of $1,733.30.
This close sat 8.75% 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 $1,275.50, making this a +35.12% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,723.50 per troy ounce on 24 April 2020. That is $9.80 lower than the previous close of $1,733.30, a move of -0.57%.
The gold price fell on 24 April 2020, losing $9.80 (0.57%) against the previous session's close of $1,733.30.
At $1,723.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.41 on 24 April 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 April 2020 18k gold was worth about $41.56 per gram and 14k about $32.32 per gram, against $55.41 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 113.0 on 24 April 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 113.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 24 April 2020, gold was around $1,689.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,723.50 is a gain of 2.0% over the week.
A year before 24 April 2020, gold was around $1,275.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,723.50 therefore represents a rise of 35.1% over twelve months.
It closed 8.75% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.