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Gold Price in 2019

The gold price rose 18.9% in 2019, from $1,278 at the end of 2018 to $1,520. Its highest close was $1,550 on Sep 4, and its lowest $1,269 on Apr 23. The biggest one-day fall was −2.3% on Sep 5 and the biggest rise +3.6% on Jun 20. Adjusted for inflation, it gained 16.2%.

Daily COMEX prices, the year in 12 currencies and festival prices: Gold Price in 2019 →

Change in 2019
+18.9%
$1,278 → $1,520
High
$1,550
Sep 4
Low
$1,269
Apr 23
After inflation
+16.2%
US CPI
Up days
137 of 252
longest run 8 up, 7 down
Below record
-19.8%
at the end of 2019

Gold Price, daily closes 2019

Numbers mark the events below
$1,296$1,410$1,524JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1Jun 20: Biggest one-day rise of the year: +3.6%.2Aug 5: Yuan falls past 7 per dollar for the first time since 2008; US Treasury designates China a currency manipulator.3Sep 5: Biggest one-day fall of the year: −2.3%.

Key Events in 2019

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

  1. 1
    Thursday, June 20 From the data
    Biggest one-day rise of the year: +3.6%.
  2. 2
    Monday, August 5
    Yuan falls past 7 per dollar for the first time since 2008; US Treasury designates China a currency manipulator. Source
    Gold: +1.3% that day · +6.9% a month later
  3. 3
    Thursday, September 5 From the data
    Biggest one-day fall of the year: −2.3%.

Biggest days of 2019

Best daysWorst days
Jun 20+3.6%Sep 5−2.3%
Aug 7+2.4%Sep 30−2.2%
Aug 23+2.0%Nov 5−1.8%
Sep 3+1.8%Sep 25−1.8%
Aug 2+1.7%Nov 7−1.7%

Volatility: 11.5% (annualised standard deviation of daily changes).

Month by month

MonthCloseChangeHighLow
Jan$1,320+3.2%$1,320$1,279
Feb$1,313−0.5%$1,343$1,307
Mar$1,293−1.5%$1,322$1,282
Apr$1,283−0.8%$1,309$1,269
May$1,306+1.8%$1,306$1,270
Jun$1,410+8.0%$1,415$1,323
Jul$1,426+1.2%$1,430$1,386
Aug$1,519+6.5%$1,541$1,421
Sep$1,466−3.5%$1,550$1,466
Oct$1,511+3.1%$1,511$1,478
Nov$1,466−3.0%$1,508$1,452
Dec$1,520+3.7%$1,520$1,459

Other Markets in 2019

Change over the calendar year.

MarketChangeYear-end
Gold Price+18.9%$1,520
Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2019+22.3%28,538.44
S&P 500 in 2019+28.9%3,230.78
Nasdaq Composite in 2019+35.2%8,972.60
Russell 2000 in 2019+23.7%1,668.47
Nikkei 225 in 2019+18.2%23,656.62
Silver in 2019+15.5%$17.83
WTI crude oil in 2019+34.5%$61.06
Brent crude oil in 2019+22.7%$66.00
US 10-year Treasury yield in 2019−0.77 pp1.92%
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Gold Price in 2019: FAQ

How much did the gold price rise in 2019?

The gold price rose 18.9% in 2019, from $1,278 at the end of 2018 to $1,520. Its highest close was $1,550 on Sep 4, and its lowest $1,269 on Apr 23. The biggest one-day fall was −2.3% on Sep 5 and the biggest rise +3.6% on Jun 20. Adjusted for inflation, it gained 16.2%.

What were the highest and lowest closes of the gold price in 2019?

Highest: $1,550 on September 4, 2019. Lowest: $1,269 on April 23, 2019. It closed higher on 137 of 252 trading days.

What happened to the gold price on August 5, 2019?

Yuan falls past 7 per dollar for the first time since 2008; US Treasury designates China a currency manipulator. The gold price rose 1.3% that day, and was +6.9% 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.