Distance from the record
This close sat 29.90% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 July 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,324.00 per troy ounce on 30 July 2013, down $4.400 (0.33%) from the previous close of $1,328.40.
This close sat 29.90% 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 $1,619.70, making this a -18.26% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,324.00 per troy ounce on 30 July 2013. That is $4.40 lower than the previous close of $1,328.40, a move of -0.33%.
The gold price fell on 30 July 2013, losing $4.40 (0.33%) against the previous session's close of $1,328.40.
At $1,324.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.57 on 30 July 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 July 2013 18k gold was worth about $31.93 per gram and 14k about $24.83 per gram, against $42.57 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.3 on 30 July 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 July 2013, gold was around $1,223.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,324.00 is a gain of 8.2% over the month.
A year before 30 July 2013, gold was around $1,619.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,324.00 therefore represents a fall of 18.3% over twelve months.
It closed 29.90% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.