Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 18 December 2000, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $269.70 per troy ounce on 18 December 2000, down $0.700 (0.26%) from the previous close of $270.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 3.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $269.70 per troy ounce on 18 December 2000. That is $0.70 lower than the previous close of $270.40, a move of -0.26%.
The gold price fell on 18 December 2000, losing $0.70 (0.26%) against the previous session's close of $270.40.
At $269.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.67 on 18 December 2000. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 December 2000 18k gold was worth about $6.50 per gram and 14k about $5.06 per gram, against $8.67 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.0 on 18 December 2000, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.0 ounces of silver.
It closed 3.12% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.