Distance from the record
This close sat 12.63% 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 26 March 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,650.10 per troy ounce on 26 March 2020, up $17.80 (1.09%) from the previous close of $1,632.30.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 12.63% 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 $1,314.30, making this a +25.55% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,650.10 per troy ounce on 26 March 2020. That is $17.80 higher than the previous close of $1,632.30, a move of 1.09%.
The gold price rose on 26 March 2020, gaining $17.80 (1.09%) against the previous session's close of $1,632.30.
At $1,650.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $53.05 on 26 March 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 March 2020 18k gold was worth about $39.79 per gram and 14k about $30.95 per gram, against $53.05 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 112.7 on 26 March 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 112.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 March 2020, gold was around $1,478.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,650.10 is a gain of 11.6% over the week.
A year before 26 March 2020, gold was around $1,314.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,650.10 therefore represents a rise of 25.5% over twelve months.
It closed 12.63% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.