Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 August 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 20 August 2001
Gold closed at $275.40 per troy ounce on 30 August 2001, up $1.700 (0.62%) from the previous close of $273.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 4.18% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2001-05-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $273.90, making this a +0.55% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $275.40 per troy ounce on 30 August 2001. That is $1.70 higher than the previous close of $273.70, a move of 0.62%.
The gold price rose on 30 August 2001, gaining $1.70 (0.62%) against the previous session's close of $273.70.
At $275.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.85 on 30 August 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 August 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.64 per gram and 14k about $5.17 per gram, against $8.85 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.3 on 30 August 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.3 ounces of silver.
It closed 4.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2001-05-18.