Distance from the record
This close sat 28.58% 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 October 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,349.00 per troy ounce on 30 October 2013, up $3.800 (0.28%) from the previous close of $1,345.20.
This close sat 28.58% 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 $1,710.90, making this a -21.15% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,349.00 per troy ounce on 30 October 2013. That is $3.80 higher than the previous close of $1,345.20, a move of 0.28%.
The gold price rose on 30 October 2013, gaining $3.80 (0.28%) against the previous session's close of $1,345.20.
At $1,349.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.37 on 30 October 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 October 2013 18k gold was worth about $32.53 per gram and 14k about $25.30 per gram, against $43.37 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.8 on 30 October 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 October 2013, gold was around $1,710.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,349.00 therefore represents a fall of 21.2% over twelve months.
It closed 28.58% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.