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 March 2004, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $421.70 per troy ounce on 30 March 2004, up $4.600 (1.10%) from the previous close of $417.10.
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 1.10% 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 $328.70, making this a +28.29% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $421.70 per troy ounce on 30 March 2004. That is $4.60 higher than the previous close of $417.10, a move of 1.10%.
The gold price rose on 30 March 2004, gaining $4.60 (1.10%) against the previous session's close of $417.10.
At $421.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.56 on 30 March 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 March 2004 18k gold was worth about $10.17 per gram and 14k about $7.91 per gram, against $13.56 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.3 on 30 March 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 March 2004, gold was around $396.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $421.70 is a gain of 6.4% over the month.
A year before 30 March 2004, gold was around $328.70 per troy ounce. The close of $421.70 therefore represents a rise of 28.3% over twelve months.
It closed 1.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-01-09.