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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 4 December 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,248.20 per troy ounce on 4 December 2013, up $26.50 (2.17%) from the previous close of $1,221.70.
This was a 2.17% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for gold. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 33.91% 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 $1,694.40, making this a -26.33% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,248.20 per troy ounce on 4 December 2013. That is $26.50 higher than the previous close of $1,221.70, a move of 2.17%.
The gold price rose on 4 December 2013, gaining $26.50 (2.17%) against the previous session's close of $1,221.70.
At $1,248.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.13 on 4 December 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 December 2013 18k gold was worth about $30.10 per gram and 14k about $23.41 per gram, against $40.13 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.1 on 4 December 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 4 December 2013, gold was around $1,314.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,248.20 is a loss of 5.1% over the month.
A year before 4 December 2013, gold was around $1,694.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,248.20 therefore represents a fall of 26.3% over twelve months.
It closed 33.91% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.