World price, 6 Nov

Gold price in the US in 2021

World gold price in US dollar for every business day of 2021

$1,815
▼ 4.3% in 2021
2021 at a glance
First rate 1 Jan$1,899
Last rate 31 Dec$1,815
Highest 6 Jan$1,948
Lowest 31 Mar$1,681

Month by month in 2021

MonthOpenHighLowCloseChange
December 2021$1,779$1,815$1,772$1,815+2.0%
November 2021$1,786$1,868$1,781$1,789+0.2%
October 2021$1,755$1,805$1,755$1,797+2.4%
September 2021$1,812$1,828$1,733$1,733-4.4%
August 2021$1,812$1,816$1,732$1,813+0.0%
July 2021$1,772$1,829$1,772$1,829+3.2%
June 2021$1,913$1,913$1,764$1,764-7.8%
May 2021$1,773$1,909$1,773$1,909+7.7%
April 2021$1,709$1,795$1,709$1,768+3.4%
March 2021$1,748$1,753$1,681$1,681-3.8%
February 2021$1,857$1,862$1,768$1,800-3.1%
January 2021$1,899$1,948$1,828$1,843-2.9%
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Gold in 2021: questions people ask

Answers use the prices of 2021.

In 2021 24K gold moved between $1,681 (31 March 2021) and $1,948 (6 January 2021) per troy ounce at the world price. On 31 December 2021 it was $1,815.

From the start of the year to 31 December 2021, the price of gold in US dollar fell by 4.3%.

Where the numbers come from
How the price is worked out
  1. 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.
  2. No currency conversion is needed for US dollars.
  3. Dividing by 31.1035 gives the price of one gram of pure (24K) gold.
  4. Other karats are worked out by purity: 18 is 18/24 of the 24K price.

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