Distance from the record
This close sat 36.71% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 January 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,195.30 per troy ounce on 13 January 2017, down $3.600 (0.30%) from the previous close of $1,198.90.
This close sat 36.71% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 242 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,087.50, making this a +9.91% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,195.30 per troy ounce on 13 January 2017. That is $3.60 lower than the previous close of $1,198.90, a move of -0.30%.
The gold price fell on 13 January 2017, losing $3.60 (0.30%) against the previous session's close of $1,198.90.
At $1,195.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.43 on 13 January 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 January 2017 18k gold was worth about $28.82 per gram and 14k about $22.42 per gram, against $38.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.5 on 13 January 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 36.71% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.