Distance from the record
This close sat 3.52% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 December 2000, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 29 November 2000
Gold closed at $268.60 per troy ounce on 13 December 2000, down $1.700 (0.63%) from the previous close of $270.30.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This close sat 3.52% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $268.60 per troy ounce on 13 December 2000. That is $1.70 lower than the previous close of $270.30, a move of -0.63%.
The gold price fell on 13 December 2000, losing $1.70 (0.63%) against the previous session's close of $270.30.
At $268.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.64 on 13 December 2000. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 December 2000 18k gold was worth about $6.48 per gram and 14k about $5.04 per gram, against $8.64 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.1 on 13 December 2000, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 December 2000, gold was around $274.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $268.60 is a loss of 2.1% over the week.
It closed 3.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.