Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 December 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 December 2020
Gold closed at $1,891.00 per troy ounce on 30 December 2020, up $11.30 (0.60%) from the previous close of $1,879.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 7.82% 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 $1,514.50, making this a +24.86% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,891.00 per troy ounce on 30 December 2020. That is $11.30 higher than the previous close of $1,879.70, a move of 0.60%.
The gold price rose on 30 December 2020, gaining $11.30 (0.60%) against the previous session's close of $1,879.70.
At $1,891.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $60.80 on 30 December 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 December 2020 18k gold was worth about $45.60 per gram and 14k about $35.46 per gram, against $60.80 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.4 on 30 December 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 December 2020, gold was around $1,775.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,891.00 is a gain of 6.5% over the month.
A year before 30 December 2020, gold was around $1,514.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,891.00 therefore represents a rise of 24.9% over twelve months.
It closed 7.82% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.