Distance from the record
This close sat 26.08% 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 30 August 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,396.10 per troy ounce on 30 August 2013, down $16.80 (1.19%) from the previous close of $1,412.90.
This close extended a run of 3 consecutive sessions of losses. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This close sat 26.08% 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 $1,653.50, making this a -15.57% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,396.10 per troy ounce on 30 August 2013. That is $16.80 lower than the previous close of $1,412.90, a move of -1.19%.
The gold price fell on 30 August 2013, losing $16.80 (1.19%) against the previous session's close of $1,412.90.
At $1,396.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $44.89 on 30 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 August 2013 18k gold was worth about $33.66 per gram and 14k about $26.18 per gram, against $44.89 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.5 on 30 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 August 2013, gold was around $1,324.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,396.10 is a gain of 5.4% over the month.
A year before 30 August 2013, gold was around $1,653.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,396.10 therefore represents a fall of 15.6% 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 26.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.