Distance from the record
This close sat 17.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 4 March 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 8 June 2020
Gold closed at $1,700.20 per troy ounce on 4 March 2021, down $15.10 (0.88%) from the previous close of $1,715.30.
This close sat 17.12% 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 248 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,641.10, making this a +3.60% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,700.20 per troy ounce on 4 March 2021. That is $15.10 lower than the previous close of $1,715.30, a move of -0.88%.
The gold price fell on 4 March 2021, losing $15.10 (0.88%) against the previous session's close of $1,715.30.
At $1,700.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $54.66 on 4 March 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 March 2021 18k gold was worth about $41.00 per gram and 14k about $31.89 per gram, against $54.66 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.8 on 4 March 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 March 2021, gold was around $1,774.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,700.20 is a loss of 4.2% over the week.
It closed 17.12% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.