Distance from the record
This close sat 10.60% 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 8 January 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 14 December 2020
Gold closed at $1,834.10 per troy ounce on 8 January 2021, down $78.20 (4.09%) from the previous close of $1,912.30.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 4.09% 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 10.60% 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 $1,557.40, making this a +17.77% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,834.10 per troy ounce on 8 January 2021. That is $78.20 lower than the previous close of $1,912.30, a move of -4.09%.
The gold price fell on 8 January 2021, losing $78.20 (4.09%) against the previous session's close of $1,912.30.
At $1,834.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $58.97 on 8 January 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 8 January 2021 18k gold was worth about $44.23 per gram and 14k about $34.40 per gram, against $58.97 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.6 on 8 January 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 8 January 2021, gold was around $1,557.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,834.10 therefore represents a rise of 17.8% over twelve months.
It closed 10.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.