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 30 December 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 20 December 2002
Gold closed at $343.40 per troy ounce on 30 December 2002, down $5.800 (1.66%) from the previous close of $349.20.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.66% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-12-27.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 7 of 250 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $276.50, making this a +24.20% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $343.40 per troy ounce on 30 December 2002. That is $5.80 lower than the previous close of $349.20, a move of -1.66%.
The gold price fell on 30 December 2002, losing $5.80 (1.66%) against the previous session's close of $349.20.
At $343.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $11.04 on 30 December 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 December 2002 18k gold was worth about $8.28 per gram and 14k about $6.44 per gram, against $11.04 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.7 on 30 December 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 December 2002, gold was around $316.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $343.40 is a gain of 8.4% over the month.
A year before 30 December 2002, gold was around $276.50 per troy ounce. The close of $343.40 therefore represents a rise of 24.2% over twelve months.
It closed 1.66% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-12-27.