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Gold Price in 2000

The gold price fell 5.4% in 2000, from $290.25 at the end of 1999 to $274.45. Its highest close was $312.70 on Feb 7, and its lowest $263.80 on Oct 27. The biggest one-day fall was −5.3% on Feb 8 and the biggest rise +6.5% on Feb 7. Adjusted for inflation, it lost 8.5%.

Daily COMEX prices, the year in 12 currencies and festival prices: Gold Price in 2000 →

Change in 2000
−5.4%
$290.25 → $274.45
High
$312.70
Feb 7
Low
$263.80
Oct 27
After inflation
−8.5%
US CPI
Up days
109 of 256
longest run 5 up, 6 down
Below record
-67.7%
at the end of 2000

Gold Price, daily closes 2000

Numbers mark the events below
$268$288$308JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1Feb 7: Biggest one-day rise of the year: +6.5%.2Feb 8: Biggest one-day fall of the year: −5.3%.3Sep 22: ECB, Fed, Bank of Japan, Bank of England and Bank of Canada jointly buy euros to support the currency.

Key Events in 2000

What happened, and how the Gold moved — on the day (or the next trading day) and about a month later.

  1. 1
    Monday, February 7 From the data
    Biggest one-day rise of the year: +6.5%.
  2. 2
    Tuesday, February 8 From the data
    Biggest one-day fall of the year: −5.3%.
  3. 3
    Friday, September 22
    ECB, Fed, Bank of Japan, Bank of England and Bank of Canada jointly buy euros to support the currency. Source
    Gold: +1.7% that day · +0.4% a month later

Biggest days of 2000

Best daysWorst days
Feb 7+6.5%Feb 8−5.3%
Feb 9+4.2%Jan 4−3.0%
Jun 2+3.3%Feb 25−1.6%
Feb 4+3.0%Jun 14−1.5%
Jun 13+2.4%Jun 7−1.5%

Volatility: 14.4% (annualised standard deviation of daily changes).

Month by month

MonthCloseChangeHighLow
Jan$283.30−2.4%$290.25$279.40
Feb$293.65+3.7%$312.70$283.00
Mar$276.75−5.8%$292.90$275.75
Apr$275.05−0.6%$282.50$275.05
May$272.25−1.0%$280.75$271.30
Jun$288.15+5.8%$291.50$272.50
Jul$276.75−4.0%$287.65$276.75
Aug$277.00+0.1%$277.60$272.00
Sep$273.65−1.2%$277.00$269.50
Oct$264.50−3.3%$274.00$263.80
Nov$269.10+1.7%$269.95$264.10
Dec$274.45+2.0%$275.05$269.20

Other Markets in 2000

Change over the calendar year.

MarketChangeYear-end
Gold Price−5.4%$274.45
Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2000−6.2%10,786.85
S&P 500 in 2000−10.1%1,320.28
Nasdaq Composite in 2000−39.3%2,470.52
Russell 2000 in 2000−4.2%483.53
Nikkei 225 in 2000−27.2%13,785.69
Silver in 2000−14.1%$4.58
WTI crude oil in 2000+3.7%$26.72
Brent crude oil in 2000−9.4%$22.58
US 10-year Treasury yield in 2000−1.33 pp5.12%
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009

Gold Price in 2000: FAQ

How much did the gold price fall in 2000?

The gold price fell 5.4% in 2000, from $290.25 at the end of 1999 to $274.45. Its highest close was $312.70 on Feb 7, and its lowest $263.80 on Oct 27. The biggest one-day fall was −5.3% on Feb 8 and the biggest rise +6.5% on Feb 7. Adjusted for inflation, it lost 8.5%.

What were the highest and lowest closes of the gold price in 2000?

Highest: $312.70 on February 7, 2000. Lowest: $263.80 on October 27, 2000. It closed higher on 109 of 256 trading days.

What happened to the gold price on September 22, 2000?

ECB, Fed, Bank of Japan, Bank of England and Bank of Canada jointly buy euros to support the currency. The gold price rose 1.7% that day, and was +0.4% a month later.

Data: London PM fix (LBMA) from 1968 to Sep 2017, COMEX gold futures closes after that. Before 1968 the official US price: $20.67 until Oct 1933, $35 from 31 Jan 1934. Inflation: US CPI-U. Events marked "From the data" are found automatically from the closing prices; the others are researched, with the source linked. Not investment advice.