Distance from the record
This close sat 27.05% 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 May 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,377.80 per troy ounce on 21 May 2013, down $6.500 (0.47%) from the previous close of $1,384.30.
This close sat 27.05% 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 $1,588.40, making this a -13.26% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,377.80 per troy ounce on 21 May 2013. That is $6.50 lower than the previous close of $1,384.30, a move of -0.47%.
The gold price fell on 21 May 2013, losing $6.50 (0.47%) against the previous session's close of $1,384.30.
At $1,377.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $44.30 on 21 May 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 May 2013 18k gold was worth about $33.22 per gram and 14k about $25.84 per gram, against $44.30 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.4 on 21 May 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 May 2013, gold was around $1,424.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,377.80 is a loss of 3.3% over the week.
A year before 21 May 2013, gold was around $1,588.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,377.80 therefore represents a fall of 13.3% over twelve months.
It closed 27.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.