Distance from the record
This close sat 11.37% 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 March 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 13 December 2002
Gold closed at $335.90 per troy ounce on 13 March 2003, down $10.60 (3.06%) from the previous close of $346.50.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 3.06% 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 11.37% 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 $293.60, making this a +14.41% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $335.90 per troy ounce on 13 March 2003. That is $10.60 lower than the previous close of $346.50, a move of -3.06%.
The gold price fell on 13 March 2003, losing $10.60 (3.06%) against the previous session's close of $346.50.
At $335.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $10.80 on 13 March 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 March 2003 18k gold was worth about $8.10 per gram and 14k about $6.30 per gram, against $10.80 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.2 on 13 March 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 March 2003, gold was around $356.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $335.90 is a loss of 5.9% over the week.
A month before 13 March 2003, gold was around $357.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $335.90 is a loss of 6.0% over the month.
A year before 13 March 2003, gold was around $293.60 per troy ounce. The close of $335.90 therefore represents a rise of 14.4% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 11.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-02-04.