Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 8 February 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,831.90 per troy ounce on 8 February 2021, up $21.00 (1.16%) from the previous close of $1,810.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 10.70% 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 $1,568.60, making this a +16.79% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,831.90 per troy ounce on 8 February 2021. That is $21.00 higher than the previous close of $1,810.90, a move of 1.16%.
The gold price rose on 8 February 2021, gaining $21.00 (1.16%) against the previous session's close of $1,810.90.
At $1,831.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $58.90 on 8 February 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 8 February 2021 18k gold was worth about $44.17 per gram and 14k about $34.36 per gram, against $58.90 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.4 on 8 February 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 8 February 2021, gold was around $1,568.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,831.90 therefore represents a rise of 16.8% over twelve months.
It closed 10.70% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.