Distance from the record
This close sat 34.23% 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 January 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,242.20 per troy ounce on 30 January 2014, down $20.00 (1.58%) from the previous close of $1,262.20.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 34.23% 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 $1,679.90, making this a -26.06% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,242.20 per troy ounce on 30 January 2014. That is $20.00 lower than the previous close of $1,262.20, a move of -1.58%.
The gold price fell on 30 January 2014, losing $20.00 (1.58%) against the previous session's close of $1,262.20.
At $1,242.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.94 on 30 January 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 January 2014 18k gold was worth about $29.95 per gram and 14k about $23.30 per gram, against $39.94 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.0 on 30 January 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 January 2014, gold was around $1,679.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,242.20 therefore represents a fall of 26.1% over twelve months.
It closed 34.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.