Distance from the record
This close sat 31.52% 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 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 3 April 2014
Gold closed at $1,293.40 per troy ounce on 17 April 2014, down $9.700 (0.74%) from the previous close of $1,303.10.
This close sat 31.52% 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 $1,382.20, making this a -6.42% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,293.40 per troy ounce on 17 April 2014. That is $9.70 lower than the previous close of $1,303.10, a move of -0.74%.
The gold price fell on 17 April 2014, losing $9.70 (0.74%) against the previous session's close of $1,303.10.
At $1,293.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.58 on 17 April 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 April 2014 18k gold was worth about $31.19 per gram and 14k about $24.26 per gram, against $41.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.0 on 17 April 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 April 2014, gold was around $1,320.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,293.40 is a loss of 2.0% over the week.
A month before 17 April 2014, gold was around $1,372.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,293.40 is a loss of 5.8% over the month.
It closed 31.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.