Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 6 January 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,566.20 per troy ounce on 6 January 2020, up $17.00 (1.10%) from the previous close of $1,549.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 17.08% 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 $1,282.70, making this a +22.10% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,566.20 per troy ounce on 6 January 2020. That is $17.00 higher than the previous close of $1,549.20, a move of 1.10%.
The gold price rose on 6 January 2020, gaining $17.00 (1.10%) against the previous session's close of $1,549.20.
At $1,566.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $50.35 on 6 January 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 January 2020 18k gold was worth about $37.77 per gram and 14k about $29.37 per gram, against $50.35 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.5 on 6 January 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 January 2020, gold was around $1,514.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,566.20 is a gain of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 6 January 2020, gold was around $1,459.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,566.20 is a gain of 7.3% over the month.
A year before 6 January 2020, gold was around $1,282.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,566.20 therefore represents a rise of 22.1% over twelve months.
It closed 17.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.