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 25 May 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $418.80 per troy ounce on 25 May 2005, up $1.300 (0.31%) from the previous close of $417.50.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 8.16% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-12-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $388.30, making this a +7.85% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $418.80 per troy ounce on 25 May 2005. That is $1.30 higher than the previous close of $417.50, a move of 0.31%.
The gold price rose on 25 May 2005, gaining $1.30 (0.31%) against the previous session's close of $417.50.
At $418.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.46 on 25 May 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 May 2005 18k gold was worth about $10.10 per gram and 14k about $7.85 per gram, against $13.46 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.8 on 25 May 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 8.16% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-12-03.