Distance from the record
This close sat 5.75% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 25 April 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $262.40 per troy ounce on 25 April 2001, down $1.700 (0.64%) from the previous close of $264.10.
This close sat 5.75% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $262.40 per troy ounce on 25 April 2001. That is $1.70 lower than the previous close of $264.10, a move of -0.64%.
The gold price fell on 25 April 2001, losing $1.70 (0.64%) against the previous session's close of $264.10.
At $262.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.44 on 25 April 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 April 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.33 per gram and 14k about $4.92 per gram, against $8.44 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.1 on 25 April 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 5.75% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.