Distance from the record
This close sat 31.92% 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 20 June 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 21 September 2010
Gold closed at $1,285.90 per troy ounce on 20 June 2013, down $87.70 (6.38%) from the previous close of $1,373.60.
Notable session: one of the largest single-day moves on record; moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 6.38% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 31.92% 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 $1,614.80, making this a -20.37% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,285.90 per troy ounce on 20 June 2013. That is $87.70 lower than the previous close of $1,373.60, a move of -6.38%.
The gold price fell on 20 June 2013, losing $87.70 (6.38%) against the previous session's close of $1,373.60.
At $1,285.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.34 on 20 June 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 June 2013 18k gold was worth about $31.01 per gram and 14k about $24.12 per gram, against $41.34 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.9 on 20 June 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 June 2013, gold was around $1,377.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,285.90 is a loss of 6.7% over the week.
A month before 20 June 2013, gold was around $1,384.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,285.90 is a loss of 7.1% over the month.
A year before 20 June 2013, gold was around $1,614.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,285.90 therefore represents a fall of 20.4% over twelve months.
It closed 31.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.