Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 May 2004, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 6 May 2004
Gold closed at $382.90 per troy ounce on 19 May 2004, up $7.100 (1.89%) from the previous close of $375.80.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 10.39% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-03-31.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 238 of 247 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $364.20, making this a +5.13% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $382.90 per troy ounce on 19 May 2004. That is $7.10 higher than the previous close of $375.80, a move of 1.89%.
The gold price rose on 19 May 2004, gaining $7.10 (1.89%) against the previous session's close of $375.80.
At $382.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $12.31 on 19 May 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 May 2004 18k gold was worth about $9.23 per gram and 14k about $7.18 per gram, against $12.31 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.7 on 19 May 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 10.39% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-03-31.