Distance from the record
This close sat 38.76% 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 13 December 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 December 2016
Gold closed at $1,156.70 per troy ounce on 13 December 2016, down $6.800 (0.58%) from the previous close of $1,163.50.
This close sat 38.76% 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 $1,076.90, making this a +7.41% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,156.70 per troy ounce on 13 December 2016. That is $6.80 lower than the previous close of $1,163.50, a move of -0.58%.
The gold price fell on 13 December 2016, losing $6.80 (0.58%) against the previous session's close of $1,163.50.
At $1,156.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.19 on 13 December 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 December 2016 18k gold was worth about $27.89 per gram and 14k about $21.69 per gram, against $37.19 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.4 on 13 December 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 December 2016, gold was around $1,265.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,156.70 is a loss of 8.6% over the month.
It closed 38.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.