Distance from the record
This close sat 2.23% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 8 December 2000, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $272.20 per troy ounce on 8 December 2000, down $1.000 (0.37%) from the previous close of $273.20.
This close sat 2.23% 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 $272.20 per troy ounce on 8 December 2000. That is $1.00 lower than the previous close of $273.20, a move of -0.37%.
The gold price fell on 8 December 2000, losing $1.00 (0.37%) against the previous session's close of $273.20.
At $272.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.75 on 8 December 2000. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 8 December 2000 18k gold was worth about $6.56 per gram and 14k about $5.11 per gram, against $8.75 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.6 on 8 December 2000, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 2.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.