Distance from the record
This close sat 29.37% 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 23 October 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,333.90 per troy ounce on 23 October 2013, down $8.600 (0.64%) from the previous close of $1,342.50.
This close sat 29.37% 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 $1,708.30, making this a -21.92% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,333.90 per troy ounce on 23 October 2013. That is $8.60 lower than the previous close of $1,342.50, a move of -0.64%.
The gold price fell on 23 October 2013, losing $8.60 (0.64%) against the previous session's close of $1,342.50.
At $1,333.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.89 on 23 October 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 October 2013 18k gold was worth about $32.16 per gram and 14k about $25.02 per gram, against $42.89 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.1 on 23 October 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 October 2013, gold was around $1,282.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,333.90 is a gain of 4.0% over the week.
A year before 23 October 2013, gold was around $1,708.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,333.90 therefore represents a fall of 21.9% over twelve months.
It closed 29.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.