Distance from the record
This close sat 8.93% 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 September 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,868.30 per troy ounce on 24 September 2020, up $8.400 (0.45%) from the previous close of $1,859.90.
This close sat 8.93% 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 $1,532.10, making this a +21.94% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,868.30 per troy ounce on 24 September 2020. That is $8.40 higher than the previous close of $1,859.90, a move of 0.45%.
The gold price rose on 24 September 2020, gaining $8.40 (0.45%) against the previous session's close of $1,859.90.
At $1,868.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $60.07 on 24 September 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 September 2020 18k gold was worth about $45.05 per gram and 14k about $35.04 per gram, against $60.07 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 80.8 on 24 September 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 80.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 24 September 2020, gold was around $1,940.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,868.30 is a loss of 3.7% over the week.
A year before 24 September 2020, gold was around $1,532.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,868.30 therefore represents a rise of 21.9% over twelve months.
It closed 8.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.