Distance from the record
This close sat 34.90% 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 June 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 23 August 2010
Gold closed at $1,229.60 per troy ounce on 26 June 2013, down $45.20 (3.55%) from the previous close of $1,274.80.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 3.55% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 34.90% 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 $1,574.00, making this a -21.88% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,229.60 per troy ounce on 26 June 2013. That is $45.20 lower than the previous close of $1,274.80, a move of -3.55%.
The gold price fell on 26 June 2013, losing $45.20 (3.55%) against the previous session's close of $1,274.80.
At $1,229.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.53 on 26 June 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 June 2013 18k gold was worth about $29.65 per gram and 14k about $23.06 per gram, against $39.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.2 on 26 June 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 June 2013, gold was around $1,373.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,229.60 is a loss of 10.5% over the week.
A month before 26 June 2013, gold was around $1,386.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,229.60 is a loss of 11.3% over the month.
A year before 26 June 2013, gold was around $1,574.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,229.60 therefore represents a fall of 21.9% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 34.90% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.