Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 9 October 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 18 September 2020
Gold closed at $1,919.50 per troy ounce on 9 October 2020, up $30.90 (1.64%) from the previous close of $1,888.60.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 6.43% 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 $1,506.10, making this a +27.45% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,919.50 per troy ounce on 9 October 2020. That is $30.90 higher than the previous close of $1,888.60, a move of 1.64%.
The gold price rose on 9 October 2020, gaining $30.90 (1.64%) against the previous session's close of $1,888.60.
At $1,919.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $61.71 on 9 October 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 October 2020 18k gold was worth about $46.29 per gram and 14k about $36.00 per gram, against $61.71 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.6 on 9 October 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 9 October 2020, gold was around $1,506.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,919.50 therefore represents a rise of 27.4% over twelve months.
It closed 6.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.