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Australian gold prices have dropped by $35.50 an ounce as the worldwide economy is affected by the coronavirus.
ABC Bullion listed a seven-year-high price of $2558.53 an ounce on Wednesday, which dropped to $2523.03 at the time of writing on Friday.
Gold prices have also dropped by $US150 ($239) an ounce in the United States.
According to Market Index, gold prices were sitting comfortably at $US1678.60 on Monday before crashing to $US1579.80 on Friday.
This represents a 5.76 per cent drop during the past week.
Despite gold generally being seen as a safe haven for investors during times of market turmoil, prices fell as fears of a coronavirus pandemic swept the globe.
“Gold has continued to track markets lower with the sell-off fuelling a break of multi-month uptrend support,” DailyFX strategist Michael Boutros said.
“The decline is now approaching key lateral support just lower and we’re looking for a reaction.
“The decline comes amid a huge spike in volatility and a massive sell-off in broader risk markets on growing fears of a prolonged coronavirus global pandemic.”