highest gold price in 2021

The highest closing price for gold (XAU) in 2021 was $1,949.35, on January 5, 2021. It was down 3.7% for the year.

DATE OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE
December 31 2021
$1,815.44
$1,830.58
$1,814.15
$1,828.39
December 30 2021
$1,803.99
$1,817.44
$1,795.78
$1,815.01
December 29 2021
$1,805.59
$1,808.16
$1,788.94
$1,803.66
December 28 2021
$1,811.84
$1,820.70
$1,804.38
$1,805.37
December 27 2021
$1,808.19
$1,813.74
$1,802.89
$1,810.90
December 24 2021
$1,808.19
$1,812.70
$1,801.61
$1,808.11
December 23 2021
$1,803.69
$1,811.02
$1,798.88
$1,807.91
December 22 2021
$1,788.94
$1,805.13
$1,785.41
$1,803.40
December 21 2021
$1,789.74
$1,800.85
$1,784.58
$1,788.36
December 20 2021
$1,799.40
$1,804.32
$1,787.98
$1,789.32
December 17 2021
$1,799.55
$1,814.63
$1,795.67
$1,797.68
December 16 2021
$1,777.40
$1,799.53
$1,775.43
$1,799.03
December 15 2021
$1,770.49
$1,781.04
$1,753.84
$1,777.06
December 14 2021
$1,787.19
$1,789.74
$1,766.31
$1,770.18
December 13 2021
$1,782.94
$1,791.78
$1,781.51
$1,786.94
December 10 2021
$1,774.94
$1,789.47
$1,769.43
$1,782.51
December 09 2021
$1,782.49
$1,788.05
$1,772.80
$1,774.46
December 08 2021
$1,784.40
$1,793.60
$1,779.45
$1,782.06
December 07 2021
$1,778.08
$1,788.02
$1,771.93
$1,784.04
December 06 2021
$1,784.79
$1,787.87
$1,775.91
$1,778.11
December 03 2021
$1,768.84
$1,786.44
$1,765.63
$1,783.74
December 02 2021
$1,783.05
$1,783.58
$1,761.68
$1,768.64
December 01 2021
$1,774.15
$1,794.80
$1,771.96
$1,782.66
November 30 2021
$1,785.34
$1,809.38
$1,769.43
$1,773.78
November 29 2021
$1,790.05
$1,799.80
$1,781.23
$1,785.01
Daily pricing data for gold dates back to 12/27/1979, and may be incomplete.