Distance from the record
This close sat 6.89% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2001-05-18.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 July 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 7 June 2001
Gold closed at $267.60 per troy ounce on 3 July 2001, down $1.800 (0.67%) from the previous close of $269.40.
This close sat 6.89% 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 $267.60 per troy ounce on 3 July 2001. That is $1.80 lower than the previous close of $269.40, a move of -0.67%.
The gold price fell on 3 July 2001, losing $1.80 (0.67%) against the previous session's close of $269.40.
At $267.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.60 on 3 July 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 July 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.45 per gram and 14k about $5.02 per gram, against $8.60 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.1 on 3 July 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 July 2001, gold was around $276.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $267.60 is a loss of 3.1% over the week.
It closed 6.89% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2001-05-18.