Distance from the record
This close sat 17.98% 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 3 January 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,549.20 per troy ounce on 3 January 2020, up $24.70 (1.62%) from the previous close of $1,524.50.
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 17.98% 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 $1,291.80, making this a +19.93% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,549.20 per troy ounce on 3 January 2020. That is $24.70 higher than the previous close of $1,524.50, a move of 1.62%.
The gold price rose on 3 January 2020, gaining $24.70 (1.62%) against the previous session's close of $1,524.50.
At $1,549.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $49.81 on 3 January 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 January 2020 18k gold was worth about $37.36 per gram and 14k about $29.05 per gram, against $49.81 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.7 on 3 January 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 January 2020, gold was around $1,513.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,549.20 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A year before 3 January 2020, gold was around $1,291.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,549.20 therefore represents a rise of 19.9% over twelve months.
It closed 17.98% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.