Distance from the record
This close sat 3.59% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-09-24.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 10 October 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $373.60 per troy ounce on 10 October 2003, up $4.400 (1.19%) from the previous close of $369.20.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 3.59% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-09-24.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $316.50, making this a +18.04% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $373.60 per troy ounce on 10 October 2003. That is $4.40 higher than the previous close of $369.20, a move of 1.19%.
The gold price rose on 10 October 2003, gaining $4.40 (1.19%) against the previous session's close of $369.20.
At $373.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $12.01 on 10 October 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 October 2003 18k gold was worth about $9.01 per gram and 14k about $7.01 per gram, against $12.01 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.2 on 10 October 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 10 October 2003, gold was around $316.50 per troy ounce. The close of $373.60 therefore represents a rise of 18.0% over twelve months.
It closed 3.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-09-24.