Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 18 March 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $292.10 per troy ounce on 18 March 2002, up $2.200 (0.76%) from the previous close of $289.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 3.76% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-02-08.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $258.10, making this a +13.17% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $292.10 per troy ounce on 18 March 2002. That is $2.20 higher than the previous close of $289.90, a move of 0.76%.
The gold price rose on 18 March 2002, gaining $2.20 (0.76%) against the previous session's close of $289.90.
At $292.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $9.39 on 18 March 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 March 2002 18k gold was worth about $7.04 per gram and 14k about $5.48 per gram, against $9.39 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.0 on 18 March 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 18 March 2002, gold was around $258.10 per troy ounce. The close of $292.10 therefore represents a rise of 13.2% over twelve months.
It closed 3.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-02-08.