Distance from the record
This close sat 27.43% 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 21 August 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,370.60 per troy ounce on 21 August 2013, down $2.500 (0.18%) from the previous close of $1,373.10.
This close sat 27.43% 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 $1,639.90, making this a -16.42% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,370.60 per troy ounce on 21 August 2013. That is $2.50 lower than the previous close of $1,373.10, a move of -0.18%.
The gold price fell on 21 August 2013, losing $2.50 (0.18%) against the previous session's close of $1,373.10.
At $1,370.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $44.07 on 21 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 August 2013 18k gold was worth about $33.05 per gram and 14k about $25.71 per gram, against $44.07 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.7 on 21 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 August 2013, gold was around $1,334.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,370.60 is a gain of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 21 August 2013, gold was around $1,293.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,370.60 is a gain of 6.0% over the month.
A year before 21 August 2013, gold was around $1,639.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,370.60 therefore represents a fall of 16.4% over twelve months.
It closed 27.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.