Distance from the record
This close sat 15.53% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 24 March 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,732.90 per troy ounce on 24 March 2021, up $8.200 (0.48%) from the previous close of $1,724.70.
This close sat 15.53% 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 $1,660.20, making this a +4.38% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,732.90 per troy ounce on 24 March 2021. That is $8.20 higher than the previous close of $1,724.70, a move of 0.48%.
The gold price rose on 24 March 2021, gaining $8.20 (0.48%) against the previous session's close of $1,724.70.
At $1,732.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.71 on 24 March 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 March 2021 18k gold was worth about $41.79 per gram and 14k about $32.50 per gram, against $55.71 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.8 on 24 March 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 15.53% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.