Distance from the record
This close sat 6.79% 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 7 January 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,912.30 per troy ounce on 7 January 2021, up $5.400 (0.28%) from the previous close of $1,906.90.
This close sat 6.79% 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 3 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,571.80, making this a +21.66% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,912.30 per troy ounce on 7 January 2021. That is $5.40 higher than the previous close of $1,906.90, a move of 0.28%.
The gold price rose on 7 January 2021, gaining $5.40 (0.28%) against the previous session's close of $1,906.90.
At $1,912.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $61.48 on 7 January 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 7 January 2021 18k gold was worth about $46.11 per gram and 14k about $35.86 per gram, against $61.48 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.3 on 7 January 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 7 January 2021, gold was around $1,571.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,912.30 therefore represents a rise of 21.7% over twelve months.
It closed 6.79% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.