Distance from the record
This close sat 30.02% 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 July 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,321.70 per troy ounce on 26 July 2013, down $7.300 (0.55%) from the previous close of $1,329.00.
This close sat 30.02% 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 $1,615.00, making this a -18.16% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,321.70 per troy ounce on 26 July 2013. That is $7.30 lower than the previous close of $1,329.00, a move of -0.55%.
The gold price fell on 26 July 2013, losing $7.30 (0.55%) against the previous session's close of $1,329.00.
At $1,321.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.49 on 26 July 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 July 2013 18k gold was worth about $31.87 per gram and 14k about $24.79 per gram, against $42.49 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.9 on 26 July 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 July 2013, gold was around $1,293.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,321.70 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 26 July 2013, gold was around $1,229.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,321.70 is a gain of 7.5% over the month.
A year before 26 July 2013, gold was around $1,615.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,321.70 therefore represents a fall of 18.2% over twelve months.
It closed 30.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.