Distance from the record
This close sat 7.38% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2001-05-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 July 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 10 July 2001
Gold closed at $266.20 per troy ounce on 26 July 2001, down $1.500 (0.56%) from the previous close of $267.70.
This close sat 7.38% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2001-05-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $266.20 per troy ounce on 26 July 2001. That is $1.50 lower than the previous close of $267.70, a move of -0.56%.
The gold price fell on 26 July 2001, losing $1.50 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $267.70.
At $266.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.56 on 26 July 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 July 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.42 per gram and 14k about $4.99 per gram, against $8.56 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.1 on 26 July 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 7.38% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2001-05-18.