Distance from the record
This close sat 6.72% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 28 March 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 16 March 2001
Gold closed at $259.70 per troy ounce on 28 March 2001, down $1.300 (0.50%) from the previous close of $261.00.
This close sat 6.72% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $259.70 per troy ounce on 28 March 2001. That is $1.30 lower than the previous close of $261.00, a move of -0.50%.
The gold price fell on 28 March 2001, losing $1.30 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $261.00.
At $259.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.35 on 28 March 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 28 March 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.26 per gram and 14k about $4.87 per gram, against $8.35 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.6 on 28 March 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 6.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.