Distance from the record
This close sat 2.17% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 15 November 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $320.70 per troy ounce on 15 November 2002, up $2.800 (0.88%) from the previous close of $317.90.
This close sat 2.17% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $275.10, making this a +16.58% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $320.70 per troy ounce on 15 November 2002. That is $2.80 higher than the previous close of $317.90, a move of 0.88%.
The gold price rose on 15 November 2002, gaining $2.80 (0.88%) against the previous session's close of $317.90.
At $320.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $10.31 on 15 November 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 November 2002 18k gold was worth about $7.73 per gram and 14k about $6.01 per gram, against $10.31 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.1 on 15 November 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 15 November 2002, gold was around $275.10 per troy ounce. The close of $320.70 therefore represents a rise of 16.6% over twelve months.
It closed 2.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-06-04.