Distance from the record
This close sat 15.76% 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 26 February 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 18 June 2020
Gold closed at $1,728.10 per troy ounce on 26 February 2021, down $46.30 (2.61%) from the previous close of $1,774.40.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Gold lost 2.61% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 15.76% 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 $1,640.00, making this a +5.37% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,728.10 per troy ounce on 26 February 2021. That is $46.30 lower than the previous close of $1,774.40, a move of -2.61%.
The gold price fell on 26 February 2021, losing $46.30 (2.61%) against the previous session's close of $1,774.40.
At $1,728.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.56 on 26 February 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 February 2021 18k gold was worth about $41.67 per gram and 14k about $32.41 per gram, against $55.56 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.5 on 26 February 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 February 2021, gold was around $1,775.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,728.10 is a loss of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 26 February 2021, gold was around $1,850.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,728.10 is a loss of 6.6% over the month.
This close was session 4 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 15.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.