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 9 August 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $273.40 per troy ounce on 9 August 2001, up $5.500 (2.05%) from the previous close of $267.90.
This was a 2.05% 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.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 4.87% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2001-05-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $273.40 per troy ounce on 9 August 2001. That is $5.50 higher than the previous close of $267.90, a move of 2.05%.
The gold price rose on 9 August 2001, gaining $5.50 (2.05%) against the previous session's close of $267.90.
At $273.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.79 on 9 August 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 August 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.59 per gram and 14k about $5.13 per gram, against $8.79 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.0 on 9 August 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 August 2001, gold was around $267.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $273.40 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of gains. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 4.87% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2001-05-18.