Gold price in 2019: open, high, low, close
Gold averaged $1,392.72 an ounce in 2019, moving between $1,269.30 and $1,550.30. Month-by-month figures, the year's change and the inflation-adjusted value, from public data.
Gold price in 2019, month by month (US dollars per troy ounce)
| Month | Open | High | Low | Close | London avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | $1,281.00 | $1,319.70 | $1,279.10 | $1,319.70 | $1,292.00 |
| February | $1,316.90 | $1,343.30 | $1,307.00 | $1,312.80 | $1,320.00 |
| March | $1,296.40 | $1,321.90 | $1,282.00 | $1,293.00 | $1,301.00 |
| April | $1,288.40 | $1,309.10 | $1,269.30 | $1,282.80 | $1,286.00 |
| May | $1,281.40 | $1,305.80 | $1,269.70 | $1,305.80 | $1,284.00 |
| June | $1,322.70 | $1,414.90 | $1,322.70 | $1,409.70 | $1,359.00 |
| July | $1,385.60 | $1,429.70 | $1,385.60 | $1,426.10 | $1,413.00 |
| August | $1,420.90 | $1,541.00 | $1,420.90 | $1,519.10 | $1,500.00 |
| September | $1,545.90 | $1,550.30 | $1,465.70 | $1,465.70 | $1,511.00 |
| October | $1,482.00 | $1,511.40 | $1,477.60 | $1,511.40 | $1,495.00 |
| November | $1,508.00 | $1,508.00 | $1,452.10 | $1,465.60 | $1,471.00 |
| December | $1,462.30 | $1,519.50 | $1,459.10 | $1,519.50 | $1,479.00 |
Open, high, low and close are daily COMEX futures settlements; the last column is the monthly average of the London (LBMA) price, which differs slightly from COMEX.
Source: World Bank Commodity Markets (Pink Sheet) monthly London gold prices; COMEX gold futures (GC=F) daily settlements; US CPI (FRED series CPIAUCSL). Data updated ; refreshed automatically about once a day. Figures are indicative and may be revised by the sources.
Gold in 2019: the numbers
In 2019, gold averaged $1,392.72 an ounce, measured by daily COMEX settlement prices. It opened the year at $1,281.00, reached a high of $1,550.30 in September 2019 and a low of $1,269.30 in April 2019, and closed at $1,519.50, a change of +18.9% from the end of 2018. 6 of the 11 month-to-month changes were higher. Adjusted for inflation, the closing price equals about $1,976 in September 2026 dollars.
For context, gold closed 2018 at $1,278.30 and 2020 at $1,895.10 (+24.7% in 2020).
Gold broke out of a six-year range in June 2019 as the Federal Reserve turned from raising rates to cutting them; the first cut came on 31 July 2019, followed by two more. Negative-yielding government bonds in Europe and Japan made a non-yielding asset look less costly to hold.
How this compares with the whole record
The gold price history page charts every year since 1968 and lists the open, high, low and close of each, and the all-time-high tracker shows every record close. Figures for 2019 use daily COMEX settlement prices; the London price and COMEX futures differ slightly, usually by a few dollars.
Frequently asked questions
What was the gold price in 2019?
Gold averaged $1,392.72 per troy ounce in 2019, measured by daily COMEX settlement prices. It opened the year at $1,281.00 and closed at $1,519.50.
What was the highest gold price in 2019?
The highest daily settlement in 2019 was $1,550.30, in September 2019. Intraday highs were slightly higher.
What was the lowest gold price in 2019?
The lowest daily settlement in 2019 was $1,269.30, in April 2019.
Did gold go up or down in 2019?
Gold up +18.9% in 2019, from $1,278.30 at the end of 2018 to $1,519.50. Adjusted for inflation, that closing price is about $1,976 in September 2026 dollars.
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