Distance from the record
This close sat 35.86% 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 27 June 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 11 August 2010
Gold closed at $1,211.40 per troy ounce on 27 June 2013, down $18.20 (1.48%) from the previous close of $1,229.60.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Gold had not closed this low for about 3 years. Breaking below a level held that long is the kind of move that tends to set the tone for the sessions that follow.
This close sat 35.86% 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 242 of 248 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,577.50, making this a -23.21% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,211.40 per troy ounce on 27 June 2013. That is $18.20 lower than the previous close of $1,229.60, a move of -1.48%.
The gold price fell on 27 June 2013, losing $18.20 (1.48%) against the previous session's close of $1,229.60.
At $1,211.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.95 on 27 June 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 June 2013 18k gold was worth about $29.21 per gram and 14k about $22.72 per gram, against $38.95 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.4 on 27 June 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 June 2013, gold was around $1,285.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,211.40 is a loss of 5.8% over the week.
A month before 27 June 2013, gold was around $1,386.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,211.40 is a loss of 12.6% over the month.
A year before 27 June 2013, gold was around $1,577.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,211.40 therefore represents a fall of 23.2% over twelve months.
This close was session 4 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 35.86% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.