Distance from the record
This close sat 5.70% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-02-04.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 February 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $357.40 per troy ounce on 13 February 2003, up $4.800 (1.36%) from the previous close of $352.60.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 5.70% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-02-04.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $299.40, making this a +19.37% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $357.40 per troy ounce on 13 February 2003. That is $4.80 higher than the previous close of $352.60, a move of 1.36%.
The gold price rose on 13 February 2003, gaining $4.80 (1.36%) against the previous session's close of $352.60.
At $357.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $11.49 on 13 February 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 February 2003 18k gold was worth about $8.62 per gram and 14k about $6.70 per gram, against $11.49 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.9 on 13 February 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 February 2003, gold was around $370.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $357.40 is a loss of 3.4% over the week.
A year before 13 February 2003, gold was around $299.40 per troy ounce. The close of $357.40 therefore represents a rise of 19.4% over twelve months.
It closed 5.70% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-02-04.