Distance from the record
This close sat 4.67% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-02-04.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 June 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $361.30 per troy ounce on 19 June 2003, up $4.100 (1.15%) from the previous close of $357.20.
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 4.67% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-02-04.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $319.80, making this a +12.98% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $361.30 per troy ounce on 19 June 2003. That is $4.10 higher than the previous close of $357.20, a move of 1.15%.
The gold price rose on 19 June 2003, gaining $4.10 (1.15%) against the previous session's close of $357.20.
At $361.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $11.62 on 19 June 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 June 2003 18k gold was worth about $8.71 per gram and 14k about $6.78 per gram, against $11.62 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 79.1 on 19 June 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 79.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 June 2003, gold was around $353.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $361.30 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A year before 19 June 2003, gold was around $319.80 per troy ounce. The close of $361.30 therefore represents a rise of 13.0% over twelve months.
It closed 4.67% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-02-04.