Distance from the record
This close sat 13.50% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 April 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,633.70 per troy ounce on 3 April 2020, up $8.000 (0.49%) from the previous close of $1,625.70.
This close sat 13.50% 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 $1,289.90, making this a +26.65% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,633.70 per troy ounce on 3 April 2020. That is $8.00 higher than the previous close of $1,625.70, a move of 0.49%.
The gold price rose on 3 April 2020, gaining $8.00 (0.49%) against the previous session's close of $1,625.70.
At $1,633.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $52.52 on 3 April 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 April 2020 18k gold was worth about $39.39 per gram and 14k about $30.64 per gram, against $52.52 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 113.2 on 3 April 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 113.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 3 April 2020, gold was around $1,289.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,633.70 therefore represents a rise of 26.7% over twelve months.
It closed 13.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.