Gold ranged between $978.80 and $978.80 per troy ounce during May 2009, averaging $978.80 across 1 trading day. It finished the period at $978.80, up 9.89% from $890.70.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of May 2009 was 1 May 2009 at +9.89%, and the weakest 1 May 2009 at +9.89%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $887.30, making this a +10.31% move year on year.
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Gold finished May 2009 at $978.80 per troy ounce, having risen $88.10 (9.89%) over the month. It has traded between $978.80 and $978.80 across 1 trading day.
The average gold closing price in May 2009 was $978.80 per troy ounce, calculated across all 1 trading day in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of May 2009 at $978.80 per troy ounce on 1 May 2009.
The lowest gold close in May 2009 was $978.80 per troy ounce on 1 May 2009.
Gold rose during May 2009. It entered the month at $890.70 and closed at $978.80, a change of 9.89%.
Gold closed higher on 1 session and lower on 0 during May 2009. The strongest session was 1 May 2009 (+9.89%) and the weakest 1 May 2009 (9.89%).
Daily closes in May 2009 varied with a standard deviation of 0.00% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 0.0% ($978.80 to $978.80).
At the May 2009 close of $978.80 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $31.47 per gram and $31,469.15 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 62.7 through May 2009 and finished the month near 62.7. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $887.30 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of May 2009. Closing at $978.80 makes that a gain of 10.3% year on year.