Distance from the record
This close sat 23.04% 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 26 April 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,453.60 per troy ounce on 26 April 2013, down $8.200 (0.56%) from the previous close of $1,461.80.
This close sat 23.04% 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 $1,659.60, making this a -12.41% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,453.60 per troy ounce on 26 April 2013. That is $8.20 lower than the previous close of $1,461.80, a move of -0.56%.
The gold price fell on 26 April 2013, losing $8.20 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,461.80.
At $1,453.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $46.73 on 26 April 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 April 2013 18k gold was worth about $35.05 per gram and 14k about $27.26 per gram, against $46.73 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.2 on 26 April 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 April 2013, gold was around $1,395.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,453.60 is a gain of 4.2% over the week.
A month before 26 April 2013, gold was around $1,595.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,453.60 is a loss of 8.9% over the month.
A year before 26 April 2013, gold was around $1,659.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,453.60 therefore represents a fall of 12.4% over twelve months.
It closed 23.04% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.