Distance from the record
This close sat 7.05% 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 6 January 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,906.90 per troy ounce on 6 January 2021, down $45.80 (2.35%) from the previous close of $1,952.70.
Gold lost 2.35% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 7.05% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 5 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,566.20, making this a +21.75% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,906.90 per troy ounce on 6 January 2021. That is $45.80 lower than the previous close of $1,952.70, a move of -2.35%.
The gold price fell on 6 January 2021, losing $45.80 (2.35%) against the previous session's close of $1,952.70.
At $1,906.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $61.31 on 6 January 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 January 2021 18k gold was worth about $45.98 per gram and 14k about $35.76 per gram, against $61.31 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.7 on 6 January 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 6 January 2021, gold was around $1,566.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,906.90 therefore represents a rise of 21.8% over twelve months.
It closed 7.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.