Distance from the record
This close sat 2.02% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-09-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 5 September 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $377.60 per troy ounce on 5 September 2003, up $4.700 (1.26%) from the previous close of $372.90.
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 close sat 2.02% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-09-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $318.20, making this a +18.67% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $377.60 per troy ounce on 5 September 2003. That is $4.70 higher than the previous close of $372.90, a move of 1.26%.
The gold price rose on 5 September 2003, gaining $4.70 (1.26%) against the previous session's close of $372.90.
At $377.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $12.14 on 5 September 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 September 2003 18k gold was worth about $9.11 per gram and 14k about $7.08 per gram, against $12.14 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.6 on 5 September 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 5 September 2003, gold was around $349.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $377.60 is a gain of 8.0% over the month.
A year before 5 September 2003, gold was around $318.20 per troy ounce. The close of $377.60 therefore represents a rise of 18.7% over twelve months.
It closed 2.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-09-01.