Highest closing price since 1 February 2003
Gold closed at $339.10 per troy ounce on 1 April 2003, up $3.200 (0.95%) from the previous close of $335.90.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $308.90, making this a +9.78% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $339.10 per troy ounce on 1 April 2003. That is $3.20 higher than the previous close of $335.90, a move of 0.95%.
The gold price rose on 1 April 2003, gaining $3.20 (0.95%) against the previous session's close of $335.90.
At $339.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $10.90 on 1 April 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 1 April 2003 18k gold was worth about $8.18 per gram and 14k about $6.36 per gram, against $10.90 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.1 on 1 April 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 April 2003, gold was around $335.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $339.10 is a gain of 1.0% over the week.
A month before 1 April 2003, gold was around $335.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $339.10 is a gain of 1.0% over the month.
A year before 1 April 2003, gold was around $308.90 per troy ounce. The close of $339.10 therefore represents a rise of 9.8% over twelve months.