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 31 January 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $265.60 per troy ounce on 31 January 2001, up $0.100 (0.04%) from the previous close of $265.50.
Gold barely moved, closing within 0.04% of the previous session. Flat days are the majority of any price series and are most useful as the baseline the notable days are measured against.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 4.60% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $265.60 per troy ounce on 31 January 2001. That is $0.10 higher than the previous close of $265.50, a move of 0.04%.
The gold price rose on 31 January 2001, gaining $0.10 (0.04%) against the previous session's close of $265.50.
At $265.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.54 on 31 January 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 31 January 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.40 per gram and 14k about $4.98 per gram, against $8.54 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.4 on 31 January 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 4.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.