Distance from the record
This close sat 26.82% 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 17 April 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,382.20 per troy ounce on 17 April 2013, down $4.600 (0.33%) from the previous close of $1,386.80.
This close sat 26.82% 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 $1,650.30, making this a -16.25% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,382.20 per troy ounce on 17 April 2013. That is $4.60 lower than the previous close of $1,386.80, a move of -0.33%.
The gold price fell on 17 April 2013, losing $4.60 (0.33%) against the previous session's close of $1,386.80.
At $1,382.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $44.44 on 17 April 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 April 2013 18k gold was worth about $33.33 per gram and 14k about $25.92 per gram, against $44.44 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.3 on 17 April 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 April 2013, gold was around $1,558.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,382.20 is a loss of 11.3% over the week.
A month before 17 April 2013, gold was around $1,592.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,382.20 is a loss of 13.2% over the month.
A year before 17 April 2013, gold was around $1,650.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,382.20 therefore represents a fall of 16.2% over twelve months.
It closed 26.82% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.