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 8 April 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $322.20 per troy ounce on 8 April 2003, up $0.700 (0.22%) from the previous close of $321.50.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 14.99% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-02-04.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 248 of 249 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $300.50, making this a +7.22% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $322.20 per troy ounce on 8 April 2003. That is $0.70 higher than the previous close of $321.50, a move of 0.22%.
The gold price rose on 8 April 2003, gaining $0.70 (0.22%) against the previous session's close of $321.50.
At $322.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $10.36 on 8 April 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 8 April 2003 18k gold was worth about $7.77 per gram and 14k about $6.04 per gram, against $10.36 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.0 on 8 April 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 April 2003, gold was around $339.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $322.20 is a loss of 5.0% over the week.
A month before 8 April 2003, gold was around $350.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $322.20 is a loss of 8.2% over the month.
It closed 14.99% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-02-04.