World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the UK in 2020

World gold price in British pound for every business day of 2020

£44.68

▲ 20.6% in 2020

2020 at a glance

First rate 1 Jan£36.94

Last rate 31 Dec£44.68

Highest 7 Aug£50.78

Lowest 1 Jan£36.94

Month by month in 2020

Month	Open	High	Low	Close	Change
December 2020	£42.98	£45.86	£42.98	£44.68	+4.0%
November 2020	£46.75	£47.74	£42.94	£42.94	-8.1%
October 2020	£47.16	£47.55	£46.67	£46.67	-1.0%
September 2020	£47.35	£48.92	£46.40	£47.49	+0.3%
August 2020	£48.79	£50.78	£46.65	£47.56	-2.5%
July 2020	£46.26	£49.34	£45.48	£48.08	+3.9%
June 2020	£45.11	£46.41	£42.87	£46.41	+2.9%
May 2020	£43.85	£46.61	£43.85	£44.74	+2.0%
April 2020	£41.14	£44.88	£41.03	£43.95	+6.8%
March 2020	£40.21	£43.91	£39.61	£42.08	+4.7%
February 2020	£38.99	£41.41	£38.30	£41.05	+5.3%
January 2020	£36.94	£39.10	£36.94	£38.49	+4.2%

Over the long run

Change by year

Answers use the prices of 2020.

In 2020 24K gold moved between £36.94 (1 January 2020) and £50.78 (7 August 2020) per gram at the world price. On 31 December 2020 it was £44.68.

From the start of the year to 31 December 2020, the price of gold in British pound rose by 20.6%.

Where the numbers come from

How the price is worked out

The world price of one troy ounce of gold in US dollars is taken each business day from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which publishes it daily.
It is converted to British pound at the official exchange rate of the same day (European Central Bank).
Dividing by 31.1035 gives the price of one gram of pure (24K) gold.
Other karats are worked out by purity: 18 is 18/24 of the 24K price.

Prices are for information only. Shops and dealers set their own prices.