Distance from the record
This close sat 30.51% 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 31 July 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 19 July 2013
Gold closed at $1,312.40 per troy ounce on 31 July 2013, down $11.60 (0.88%) from the previous close of $1,324.00.
This close sat 30.51% 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 $1,610.50, making this a -18.51% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,312.40 per troy ounce on 31 July 2013. That is $11.60 lower than the previous close of $1,324.00, a move of -0.88%.
The gold price fell on 31 July 2013, losing $11.60 (0.88%) against the previous session's close of $1,324.00.
At $1,312.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.19 on 31 July 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 31 July 2013 18k gold was worth about $31.65 per gram and 14k about $24.61 per gram, against $42.19 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.9 on 31 July 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 31 July 2013, gold was around $1,223.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,312.40 is a gain of 7.2% over the month.
A year before 31 July 2013, gold was around $1,610.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,312.40 therefore represents a fall of 18.5% over twelve months.
It closed 30.51% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.