Distance from the record
This close sat 6.02% 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 30 July 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $356.20 per troy ounce on 30 July 2003, down $5.500 (1.52%) from the previous close of $361.70.
This close sat 6.02% 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 $303.70, making this a +17.29% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $356.20 per troy ounce on 30 July 2003. That is $5.50 lower than the previous close of $361.70, a move of -1.52%.
The gold price fell on 30 July 2003, losing $5.50 (1.52%) against the previous session's close of $361.70.
At $356.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $11.45 on 30 July 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 July 2003 18k gold was worth about $8.59 per gram and 14k about $6.68 per gram, against $11.45 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.5 on 30 July 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.5 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 July 2003, gold was around $303.70 per troy ounce. The close of $356.20 therefore represents a rise of 17.3% over twelve months.
It closed 6.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-02-04.