Distance from the record
This close sat 4.55% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2007-11-08.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 November 2007, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 November 2007
Gold closed at $797.20 per troy ounce on 13 November 2007, down $8.600 (1.07%) from the previous close of $805.80.
This close extended a run of 3 consecutive sessions of losses. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This close sat 4.55% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2007-11-08.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $624.20, making this a +27.72% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $797.20 per troy ounce on 13 November 2007. That is $8.60 lower than the previous close of $805.80, a move of -1.07%.
The gold price fell on 13 November 2007, losing $8.60 (1.07%) against the previous session's close of $805.80.
At $797.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $25.63 on 13 November 2007. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 November 2007 18k gold was worth about $19.22 per gram and 14k about $14.95 per gram, against $25.63 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.7 on 13 November 2007, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 November 2007, gold was around $820.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $797.20 is a loss of 2.9% over the week.
A month before 13 November 2007, gold was around $748.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $797.20 is a gain of 6.5% over the month.
A year before 13 November 2007, gold was around $624.20 per troy ounce. The close of $797.20 therefore represents a rise of 27.7% 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 4.55% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2007-11-08.