Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 December 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,214.10 per troy ounce on 26 December 2013, up $9.000 (0.75%) from the previous close of $1,205.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 35.72% 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 240 of 248 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,659.80, making this a -26.85% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,214.10 per troy ounce on 26 December 2013. That is $9.00 higher than the previous close of $1,205.10, a move of 0.75%.
The gold price rose on 26 December 2013, gaining $9.00 (0.75%) against the previous session's close of $1,205.10.
At $1,214.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.03 on 26 December 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 December 2013 18k gold was worth about $29.28 per gram and 14k about $22.77 per gram, against $39.03 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.1 on 26 December 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 26 December 2013, gold was around $1,659.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,214.10 therefore represents a fall of 26.9% over twelve months.
It closed 35.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.