Distance from the record
This close sat 6.81% 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 25 August 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 24 July 2020
Gold closed at $1,911.80 per troy ounce on 25 August 2020, down $15.90 (0.82%) from the previous close of $1,927.70.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This close sat 6.81% 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 $1,526.60, making this a +25.23% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,911.80 per troy ounce on 25 August 2020. That is $15.90 lower than the previous close of $1,927.70, a move of -0.82%.
The gold price fell on 25 August 2020, losing $15.90 (0.82%) against the previous session's close of $1,927.70.
At $1,911.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $61.47 on 25 August 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 August 2020 18k gold was worth about $46.10 per gram and 14k about $35.86 per gram, against $61.47 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.8 on 25 August 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 25 August 2020, gold was around $1,999.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,911.80 is a loss of 4.4% over the week.
A year before 25 August 2020, gold was around $1,526.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,911.80 therefore represents a rise of 25.2% over twelve months.
It closed 6.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.