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 May 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,392.00 per troy ounce on 23 May 2013, up $24.40 (1.78%) from the previous close of $1,367.60.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 26.30% 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 $1,548.10, making this a -10.08% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,392.00 per troy ounce on 23 May 2013. That is $24.40 higher than the previous close of $1,367.60, a move of 1.78%.
The gold price rose on 23 May 2013, gaining $24.40 (1.78%) against the previous session's close of $1,367.60.
At $1,392.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $44.75 on 23 May 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 May 2013 18k gold was worth about $33.57 per gram and 14k about $26.11 per gram, against $44.75 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.9 on 23 May 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.9 ounces of silver.
It closed 26.30% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.