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XAU · 1998

Gold Price in 1998

Gold moved from $289.00 (January average) to $292.00 (December average), a gain of 1.04% against the previous year's close.

First month

$289.00

Jan 1, 1998

Last month

$292.00

Dec 1, 1998

High

$308.00

Apr 1, 1998

Low

$284.00

Aug 1, 1998

1998 return

+1.04%

vs $289.00 at end of 1997

Range

8.5%

low to high

Since end of 1998

+1,320.38%

to $4,147.50 (Oct 15, 2026)

Ten years later

+197.87%

$869.78 at end of 2008

Gold in 1998

Gold price during 1998283289296303309Jan 1, 1998Jun 1, 1998Dec 1, 1998
From 289.00 on Jan 1, 1998 to 292.00 on Dec 1, 1998; high 308.00, low 284.00 USD.

Monthly average reference prices.

Month by month

MonthAverageChange
January289.000.00%
February297.00+2.77%
March296.00−0.34%
April308.00+4.05%
May299.00−2.92%
June292.00−2.34%
July293.00+0.34%
August284.00−3.07%
September289.00+1.76%
October296.00+2.42%
November294.00−0.68%
December292.00−0.68%