The closing price for gold (XAU) between 1988 and 2005 was $517.60, on December 30, 2005. It was up 5.9% in that time.
| DATE | OPEN | HIGH | LOW | CLOSE | VOLUME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 2005 | $493.88 | $528.30 | $492.70 | $517.60 | 18,714 |
November 2005 | $465.30 | $500.10 | $456.60 | $493.85 | 15,181 |
October 2005 | $467.60 | $476.12 | $461.25 | $465.20 | 13,942 |
September 2005 | $435.00 | $472.25 | $435.00 | $469.15 | 16,824 |
August 2005 | $429.70 | $446.25 | $429.70 | $435.25 | 13,247 |
July 2005 | $434.85 | $434.85 | $419.85 | $430.20 | 10,697 |
June 2005 | $417.00 | $441.25 | $414.25 | $435.25 | 11,081 |
May 2005 | $434.38 | $434.38 | $417.25 | $417.35 | 9,051 |
April 2005 | $428.35 | $437.12 | $423.70 | $434.88 | 9,929 |
March 2005 | $435.65 | $445.85 | $424.85 | $428.45 | 12,478 |
February 2005 | $422.40 | $435.62 | $412.57 | $435.62 | 9,519 |
January 2005 | $437.85 | $437.85 | $418.95 | $422.62 | 12,211 |
December 2004 | $451.12 | $455.82 | $434.15 | $438.45 | 17,132 |
November 2004 | $429.50 | $454.12 | $421.38 | $450.88 | 13,028 |
October 2004 | $418.12 | $428.98 | $413.57 | $428.52 | 13,263 |
September 2004 | $410.15 | $418.25 | $397.75 | $418.25 | 12,206 |
August 2004 | $394.25 | $413.32 | $391.12 | $409.82 | 15,753 |
July 2004 | $394.50 | $407.57 | $387.75 | $391.25 | 15,864 |
June 2004 | $395.27 | $403.12 | $383.38 | $394.38 | 17,840 |
May 2004 | $389.00 | $395.75 | $374.12 | $395.50 | 15,094 |
April 2004 | $426.88 | $426.88 | $384.88 | $387.60 | 21,127 |
March 2004 | $397.12 | $426.62 | $392.62 | $426.62 | 20,094 |
February 2004 | $402.38 | $415.62 | $395.10 | $396.45 | 17,383 |
January 2004 | $415.38 | $426.62 | $399.88 | $402.57 | 17,769 |
December 2003 | $398.62 | $416.38 | $398.62 | $415.05 | 11,145 |
Daily pricing data for gold dates back to 12/26/1979, and may be incomplete.