Distance from the record
This close sat 30.80% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 9 October 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 7 August 2013
Gold closed at $1,306.90 per troy ounce on 9 October 2013, down $17.30 (1.31%) from the previous close of $1,324.20.
This close sat 30.80% 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 $1,763.00, making this a -25.87% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,306.90 per troy ounce on 9 October 2013. That is $17.30 lower than the previous close of $1,324.20, a move of -1.31%.
The gold price fell on 9 October 2013, losing $17.30 (1.31%) against the previous session's close of $1,324.20.
At $1,306.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.02 on 9 October 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 October 2013 18k gold was worth about $31.51 per gram and 14k about $24.51 per gram, against $42.02 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.8 on 9 October 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 9 October 2013, gold was around $1,386.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,306.90 is a loss of 5.8% over the month.
A year before 9 October 2013, gold was around $1,763.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,306.90 therefore represents a fall of 25.9% over twelve months.
It closed 30.80% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.