Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 9 December 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,235.30 per troy ounce on 9 December 2013, up $5.000 (0.41%) from the previous close of $1,230.30.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 34.60% 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 $1,704.00, making this a -27.51% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,235.30 per troy ounce on 9 December 2013. That is $5.00 higher than the previous close of $1,230.30, a move of 0.41%.
The gold price rose on 9 December 2013, gaining $5.00 (0.41%) against the previous session's close of $1,230.30.
At $1,235.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.72 on 9 December 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 December 2013 18k gold was worth about $29.79 per gram and 14k about $23.17 per gram, against $39.72 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.9 on 9 December 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.9 ounces of silver.
A year before 9 December 2013, gold was around $1,704.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,235.30 therefore represents a fall of 27.5% over twelve months.
It closed 34.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.