Distance from the record
This close sat 31.98% 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 July 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,284.60 per troy ounce on 18 July 2013, up $6.700 (0.52%) from the previous close of $1,277.90.
This close sat 31.98% 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 $1,570.40, making this a -18.20% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,284.60 per troy ounce on 18 July 2013. That is $6.70 higher than the previous close of $1,277.90, a move of 0.52%.
The gold price rose on 18 July 2013, gaining $6.70 (0.52%) against the previous session's close of $1,277.90.
At $1,284.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.30 on 18 July 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 July 2013 18k gold was worth about $30.98 per gram and 14k about $24.09 per gram, against $41.30 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.3 on 18 July 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 18 July 2013, gold was around $1,366.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,284.60 is a loss of 6.0% over the month.
A year before 18 July 2013, gold was around $1,570.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,284.60 therefore represents a fall of 18.2% over twelve months.
It closed 31.98% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.