Distance from the record
This close sat 12.36% 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 October 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,797.90 per troy ounce on 27 October 2021, up $5.200 (0.29%) from the previous close of $1,792.70.
This close sat 12.36% 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 $1,908.80, making this a -5.81% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,797.90 per troy ounce on 27 October 2021. That is $5.20 higher than the previous close of $1,792.70, a move of 0.29%.
The gold price rose on 27 October 2021, gaining $5.20 (0.29%) against the previous session's close of $1,792.70.
At $1,797.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $57.80 on 27 October 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 October 2021 18k gold was worth about $43.35 per gram and 14k about $33.72 per gram, against $57.80 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.3 on 27 October 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.3 ounces of silver.
It closed 12.36% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.