Distance from the record
This close sat 11.73% 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 5 February 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,810.90 per troy ounce on 5 February 2021, up $22.00 (1.23%) from the previous close of $1,788.90.
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 11.73% 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 $1,557.80, making this a +16.25% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,810.90 per troy ounce on 5 February 2021. That is $22.00 higher than the previous close of $1,788.90, a move of 1.23%.
The gold price rose on 5 February 2021, gaining $22.00 (1.23%) against the previous session's close of $1,788.90.
At $1,810.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $58.22 on 5 February 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 February 2021 18k gold was worth about $43.67 per gram and 14k about $33.96 per gram, against $58.22 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.0 on 5 February 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 5 February 2021, gold was around $1,952.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,810.90 is a loss of 7.3% over the month.
A year before 5 February 2021, gold was around $1,557.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,810.90 therefore represents a rise of 16.2% over twelve months.
It closed 11.73% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.