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Gold Price 2000

In 2000, gold closed between $263.90 and $278.40 per ounce.

Open
$273.90
High close
$278.40
Low close
$263.90
Close
$272.00
Average
$270.28
Vs. 1999

Gold prices by month, 2000

MonthOpenHighLowCloseChange
August $273.90$278.30$273.90$278.30
September $277.00$278.40$269.00$273.60−1.69%
October $273.10$276.40$264.30$264.90−3.18%
November $263.90$270.10$263.90$270.10+1.96%
December $268.70$275.20$268.60$272.00+0.70%

Closing prices of the front-month COMEX gold futures contract. Intraday highs and lows are not included.

Gold in 2000: the year in review

Gold spent most of the year under $300 an ounce, close to two-decade lows. European central banks were selling reserves within the annual limits of the 1999 Central Bank Gold Agreement, and a strong dollar and a booming stock market kept investors away from metals.

Our daily price data begins on August 30, 2000, so 2000 is only partly covered. Its highest close, $278.40, came on September 27, and its lowest, $263.90, on November 1.

Gold finished higher in 2 of 4 months. The strongest month was November (+1.96%) and the weakest was October (−3.18%). The largest single-day gain of the year was 2.2% on October 12, and the largest drop was 1.4% on October 13.

Figures use daily closing prices of the front-month COMEX gold futures contract, U.S. Eastern Time. See how we calculate prices.

Gold price 2000 questions

What was the price of gold in 2000?

Gold traded between $263.90 and $278.40 per troy ounce in 2000, based on daily closing prices. It closed the period at $272.00, and the average close was $270.28.