Distance from the record
This close sat 1.87% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Loading…
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 7 December 2000, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $273.20 per troy ounce on 7 December 2000, down $1.100 (0.40%) from the previous close of $274.30.
This close sat 1.87% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $273.20 per troy ounce on 7 December 2000. That is $1.10 lower than the previous close of $274.30, a move of -0.40%.
The gold price fell on 7 December 2000, losing $1.10 (0.40%) against the previous session's close of $274.30.
At $273.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.78 on 7 December 2000. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 7 December 2000 18k gold was worth about $6.59 per gram and 14k about $5.12 per gram, against $8.78 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.8 on 7 December 2000, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 1.87% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.