Distance from the record
This close sat 29.45% 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 September 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,332.50 per troy ounce on 20 September 2013, down $36.90 (2.69%) from the previous close of $1,369.40.
Gold lost 2.69% 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 29.45% 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 $1,767.70, making this a -24.62% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,332.50 per troy ounce on 20 September 2013. That is $36.90 lower than the previous close of $1,369.40, a move of -2.69%.
The gold price fell on 20 September 2013, losing $36.90 (2.69%) against the previous session's close of $1,369.40.
At $1,332.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.84 on 20 September 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 September 2013 18k gold was worth about $32.13 per gram and 14k about $24.99 per gram, against $42.84 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.9 on 20 September 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.9 ounces of silver.
A year before 20 September 2013, gold was around $1,767.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,332.50 therefore represents a fall of 24.6% over twelve months.
It closed 29.45% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.