Distance from the record
This close sat 16.39% 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 3 March 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,715.30 per troy ounce on 3 March 2021, down $17.80 (1.03%) from the previous close of $1,733.10.
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 16.39% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 244 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,642.10, making this a +4.46% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,715.30 per troy ounce on 3 March 2021. That is $17.80 lower than the previous close of $1,733.10, a move of -1.03%.
The gold price fell on 3 March 2021, losing $17.80 (1.03%) against the previous session's close of $1,733.10.
At $1,715.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.15 on 3 March 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 March 2021 18k gold was worth about $41.36 per gram and 14k about $32.17 per gram, against $55.15 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.1 on 3 March 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 March 2021, gold was around $1,796.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,715.30 is a loss of 4.5% over the week.
A month before 3 March 2021, gold was around $1,832.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,715.30 is a loss of 6.4% over the month.
It closed 16.39% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.