Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 23 December 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,198.40 per troy ounce on 23 December 2013, down $6.700 (0.56%) from the previous close of $1,205.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 36.55% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 247 of 248 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,659.10, making this a -27.77% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,198.40 per troy ounce on 23 December 2013. That is $6.70 lower than the previous close of $1,205.10, a move of -0.56%.
The gold price fell on 23 December 2013, losing $6.70 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,205.10.
At $1,198.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.53 on 23 December 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 December 2013 18k gold was worth about $28.90 per gram and 14k about $22.48 per gram, against $38.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.8 on 23 December 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 December 2013, gold was around $1,245.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,198.40 is a loss of 3.8% over the week.
A year before 23 December 2013, gold was around $1,659.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,198.40 therefore represents a fall of 27.8% over twelve months.
It closed 36.55% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.