Distance from the record
This close sat 10.70% 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 18 January 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,686.60 per troy ounce on 18 January 2013, down $3.800 (0.22%) from the previous close of $1,690.40.
This close sat 10.70% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 4 of 248 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,659.50, making this a +1.63% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,686.60 per troy ounce on 18 January 2013. That is $3.80 lower than the previous close of $1,690.40, a move of -0.22%.
The gold price fell on 18 January 2013, losing $3.80 (0.22%) against the previous session's close of $1,690.40.
At $1,686.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $54.23 on 18 January 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 January 2013 18k gold was worth about $40.67 per gram and 14k about $31.63 per gram, against $54.23 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.9 on 18 January 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.9 ounces of silver.
It closed 10.70% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.