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 5 February 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $265.20 per troy ounce on 5 February 2001, down $1.900 (0.71%) from the previous close of $267.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 4.74% 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 $265.20 per troy ounce on 5 February 2001. That is $1.90 lower than the previous close of $267.10, a move of -0.71%.
The gold price fell on 5 February 2001, losing $1.90 (0.71%) against the previous session's close of $267.10.
At $265.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.53 on 5 February 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 February 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.39 per gram and 14k about $4.97 per gram, against $8.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.7 on 5 February 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 4.74% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.