Distance from the record
This close sat 20.53% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 12 April 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 28 June 2011
Gold closed at $1,501.00 per troy ounce on 12 April 2013, down $63.30 (4.05%) from the previous close of $1,564.30.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 4.05% 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 20.53% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,679.50, making this a -10.63% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,501.00 per troy ounce on 12 April 2013. That is $63.30 lower than the previous close of $1,564.30, a move of -4.05%.
The gold price fell on 12 April 2013, losing $63.30 (4.05%) against the previous session's close of $1,564.30.
At $1,501.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.26 on 12 April 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 April 2013 18k gold was worth about $36.19 per gram and 14k about $28.15 per gram, against $48.26 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.0 on 12 April 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 April 2013, gold was around $1,575.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,501.00 is a loss of 4.7% over the week.
A month before 12 April 2013, gold was around $1,591.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,501.00 is a loss of 5.7% over the month.
It closed 20.53% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.