Distance from the record
This close sat 33.40% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 20 November 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 November 2013
Gold closed at $1,257.90 per troy ounce on 20 November 2013, down $15.50 (1.22%) from the previous close of $1,273.40.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 33.40% 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 $1,723.20, making this a -27.00% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,257.90 per troy ounce on 20 November 2013. That is $15.50 lower than the previous close of $1,273.40, a move of -1.22%.
The gold price fell on 20 November 2013, losing $15.50 (1.22%) against the previous session's close of $1,273.40.
At $1,257.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.44 on 20 November 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 November 2013 18k gold was worth about $30.33 per gram and 14k about $23.59 per gram, against $40.44 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.7 on 20 November 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 20 November 2013, gold was around $1,723.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,257.90 therefore represents a fall of 27.0% over twelve months.
It closed 33.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.