The lowest closing price for gold (XAU) in 1998 was $274.35, on August 28, 1998. It was down 0.2% for the year.
| DATE | OPEN | HIGH | LOW | CLOSE | VOLUME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 31 1998 | $287.25 | $288.25 | $287.25 | $288.25 | 366 |
December 30 1998 | $286.25 | $287.15 | $286.25 | $287.15 | 333 |
December 29 1998 | $286.65 | $286.65 | $286.25 | $286.25 | 159 |
December 28 1998 | $286.35 | $286.75 | $286.35 | $286.75 | 159 |
December 25 1998 | $286.25 | $286.75 | $286.25 | $286.75 | 194 |
December 24 1998 | $286.95 | $286.95 | $286.35 | $286.35 | 229 |
December 23 1998 | $288.25 | $288.25 | $286.75 | $286.75 | 540 |
December 22 1998 | $288.85 | $288.85 | $288.10 | $288.10 | 279 |
December 21 1998 | $289.65 | $289.65 | $288.95 | $288.95 | 261 |
December 18 1998 | $291.80 | $291.80 | $289.25 | $289.25 | 893 |
December 17 1998 | $295.75 | $295.75 | $291.75 | $291.75 | 1,372 |
December 16 1998 | $292.85 | $295.05 | $292.85 | $295.05 | 765 |
December 15 1998 | $291.35 | $292.75 | $291.35 | $292.75 | 498 |
December 14 1998 | $291.15 | $291.35 | $291.15 | $291.35 | 88 |
December 11 1998 | $294.70 | $294.70 | $290.85 | $290.85 | 1,326 |
December 10 1998 | $294.15 | $294.25 | $294.15 | $294.25 | 53 |
December 09 1998 | $293.90 | $294.05 | $293.90 | $294.05 | 71 |
December 08 1998 | $294.85 | $294.85 | $293.65 | $293.65 | 426 |
December 07 1998 | $292.15 | $295.15 | $292.15 | $295.15 | 1,036 |
December 04 1998 | $292.05 | $292.50 | $292.05 | $292.50 | 173 |
December 03 1998 | $293.25 | $293.25 | $291.85 | $291.85 | 497 |
December 02 1998 | $293.75 | $293.75 | $293.05 | $293.05 | 258 |
December 01 1998 | $293.15 | $293.75 | $293.15 | $293.75 | 224 |
November 30 1998 | $296.10 | $296.10 | $292.95 | $292.95 | 1,083 |
November 27 1998 | $296.15 | $296.15 | $295.85 | $295.85 | 121 |
Daily pricing data for gold dates back to 12/26/1979, and may be incomplete.