Distance from the record
This close sat 11.32% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-02-04.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 March 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $336.10 per troy ounce on 19 March 2003, down $1.500 (0.44%) from the previous close of $337.60.
This close sat 11.32% 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 $292.80, making this a +14.79% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $336.10 per troy ounce on 19 March 2003. That is $1.50 lower than the previous close of $337.60, a move of -0.44%.
The gold price fell on 19 March 2003, losing $1.50 (0.44%) against the previous session's close of $337.60.
At $336.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $10.81 on 19 March 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 March 2003 18k gold was worth about $8.10 per gram and 14k about $6.30 per gram, against $10.81 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.2 on 19 March 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 March 2003, gold was around $346.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $336.10 is a loss of 3.0% over the week.
A year before 19 March 2003, gold was around $292.80 per troy ounce. The close of $336.10 therefore represents a rise of 14.8% over twelve months.
It closed 11.32% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-02-04.