Distance from the record
This close sat 5.68% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-01-09.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 January 2004, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $402.20 per troy ounce on 30 January 2004, up $3.700 (0.93%) from the previous close of $398.50.
This close sat 5.68% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-01-09.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $368.60, making this a +9.12% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $402.20 per troy ounce on 30 January 2004. That is $3.70 higher than the previous close of $398.50, a move of 0.93%.
The gold price rose on 30 January 2004, gaining $3.70 (0.93%) against the previous session's close of $398.50.
At $402.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $12.93 on 30 January 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 January 2004 18k gold was worth about $9.70 per gram and 14k about $7.54 per gram, against $12.93 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.4 on 30 January 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 5.68% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-01-09.