Distance from the record
This close sat 12.59% 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 27 January 2022, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 6 January 2022
Gold closed at $1,793.30 per troy ounce on 27 January 2022, down $36.60 (2.00%) from the previous close of $1,829.90.
Gold lost 2.00% 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 12.59% 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 $1,844.90, making this a -2.80% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,793.30 per troy ounce on 27 January 2022. That is $36.60 lower than the previous close of $1,829.90, a move of -2.00%.
The gold price fell on 27 January 2022, losing $36.60 (2.00%) against the previous session's close of $1,829.90.
At $1,793.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $57.66 on 27 January 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 January 2022 18k gold was worth about $43.24 per gram and 14k about $33.63 per gram, against $57.66 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 79.1 on 27 January 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 79.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 January 2022, gold was around $1,842.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,793.30 is a loss of 2.7% over the week.
It closed 12.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.