This page is a historical record of the gold price in December 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold ranged between $1,459.10 and $1,519.50 per troy ounce during December 2019, averaging $1,480.85 across 21 trading days. It finished the period at $1,519.50, up 3.68% from $1,465.60.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of December 2019 was 24 December 2019 at +1.12%, and the weakest 6 December 2019 at -1.21%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,278.30, making this a +18.87% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 December 2019 | $1,462.30 | −$3.300 |
| 3 December 2019 | $1,478.20 | +$15.90 |
| 4 December 2019 | $1,474.00 | −$4.200 |
| 5 December 2019 | $1,476.90 | +$2.900 |
| 6 December 2019 | $1,459.10 | −$17.80 |
| 9 December 2019 | $1,459.30 | +$0.200 |
| 10 December 2019 | $1,462.60 | +$3.300 |
| 11 December 2019 | $1,469.40 | +$6.800 |
| 12 December 2019 | $1,466.70 | −$2.700 |
| 13 December 2019 | $1,475.60 | +$8.900 |
| 16 December 2019 | $1,475.00 | −$0.600 |
| 17 December 2019 | $1,474.60 | −$0.400 |
| 18 December 2019 | $1,472.60 | −$2.000 |
| 19 December 2019 | $1,478.20 | +$5.600 |
| 20 December 2019 | $1,474.70 | −$3.500 |
| 23 December 2019 | $1,482.50 | +$7.800 |
| 24 December 2019 | $1,499.10 | +$16.60 |
| 26 December 2019 | $1,509.30 | +$10.20 |
| 27 December 2019 | $1,513.80 | +$4.500 |
| 30 December 2019 | $1,514.50 | +$0.700 |
| 31 December 2019 | $1,519.50 | +$5.000 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold finished December 2019 at $1,519.50 per troy ounce, having risen $53.90 (3.68%) over the month. It has traded between $1,459.10 and $1,519.50 across 21 trading days.
The average gold closing price in December 2019 was $1,480.85 per troy ounce, calculated across all 21 trading days in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of December 2019 at $1,519.50 per troy ounce on 31 December 2019.
The lowest gold close in December 2019 was $1,459.10 per troy ounce on 6 December 2019.
Gold rose during December 2019. It entered the month at $1,465.60 and closed at $1,519.50, a change of 3.68%.
Gold closed higher on 13 sessions and lower on 8 during December 2019. The strongest session was 24 December 2019 (+1.12%) and the weakest 6 December 2019 (-1.21%).
Daily closes in December 2019 varied with a standard deviation of 0.51% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 4.1% ($1,459.10 to $1,519.50).
At the December 2019 close of $1,519.50 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $48.85 per gram and $48,853.06 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 86.5 through December 2019 and finished the month near 85.2. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $1,278.30 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of December 2019. Closing at $1,519.50 makes that a gain of 18.9% year on year.