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Kitco Gold Index (KGX)

Shows how US dollar fluctuations impact the value of gold.

Mar 31, 2023 02:29 NY Time
Did gold really go up 1.40?
Yes. But it would have gone up 3.80 had the US Dollar not strengthened.
Gold price Decrease due to Strengthening of USD
-2.40
Gold price Change due to Predominant Buyers
+3.80
Gold Price: Total Change
+1.40
Precious Metals Date and Time Last (Bid) We assume the closing times of the USD index to be the same as their respective metals. This is part of the reason you will see a variation of the change in the USD Index across different metals. Another reason is because the USD Index calculation happens only when the metal price is updated and only changes with each change in the metal price. That way the indicated strength or weakness in the USD is always correct for the time indicated of the last metal quote. Please mouse over each metal name for more details.Decrease due to Strengthening of USD Change due to
Normal Trading		 Total Change
GoldGold closed at 1980.5 on Mar 30 at 17:15 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.160. The last gold quote was at on 03/31/2023 02:29 and the USD index at the time was 102.280, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.12% 		03/31/2023 02:29 1981.90 -2.40-0.12% +3.80+0.19% +1.40+0.07%
SilverSilver closed at 23.91 on Mar 30 at 17:15 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.160. The last silver quote was at on 03/31/2023 02:29 and the USD index at the time was 102.280, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.12% 		03/31/2023 02:29 23.87 -0.03-0.12% -0.01-0.03% -0.04-0.15%
PlatinumPlatinum closed at 987 on Mar 30 at 17:15 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.160. The last platinum quote was at on 03/31/2023 02:29 and the USD index at the time was 102.280, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.12% 		03/31/2023 02:29 986.00 -1.20-0.12% +0.20+0.02% -1.00-0.10%
PalladiumPalladium closed at 1402 on Mar 30 at 17:15 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.160. The last palladium quote was at on 03/31/2023 02:28 and the USD index at the time was 102.280, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.12% 		03/31/2023 02:28 1424.00 -1.70-0.12% +23.70+1.69% +22.00+1.57%
Energy Date and Time Last (Bid) We assume the closing times of the USD index to be the same as their respective metals. This is part of the reason you will see a variation of the change in the USD Index across different metals. Another reason is because the USD Index calculation happens only when the metal price is updated and only changes with each change in the metal price. That way the indicated strength or weakness in the USD is always correct for the time indicated of the last metal quote. Please mouse over each metal name for more details.Decrease due to Strengthening of USD Change due to
Normal Trading		 Total Change
Crude OilCrude oil closed at 74.37 on Mar 30 at 17:30 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.194. The last crude oil quote was at 02:28 on Mar 31 and the USD index at the time was 102.280, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.08% 		Mar 31, 2023 02:28 74.19 -0.06-0.08% -0.12-0.16% -0.18-0.24%
Base Metals Date and Time Last (Bid) We assume the closing times of the USD index to be the same as their respective metals. This is part of the reason you will see a variation of the change in the USD Index across different metals. Another reason is because the USD Index calculation happens only when the metal price is updated and only changes with each change in the metal price. That way the indicated strength or weakness in the USD is always correct for the time indicated of the last metal quote. Please mouse over each metal name for more details.Decrease due to Strengthening of USD Change due to
Normal Trading		 Total Change
CopperCopper closed at 4.0957 on Mar 30 at 14:00 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.208. The last copper quote was at 02:28 on Mar 31 and the USD index at the time was 102.280, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.07% 		Mar 31, 2023 02:28 4.0665 -0.0029-0.07% -0.0263-0.64% -0.0292-0.71%
NickelNickel closed at 10.3723 on Mar 30 at 14:00 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.208. The last nickel quote was at 02:28 on Mar 31 and the USD index at the time was 102.280, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.07% 		Mar 31, 2023 02:28 10.3610 -0.0073-0.07% -0.0040-0.04% -0.0113-0.11%
AluminumAluminum closed at 1.1762 on Mar 30 at 14:00 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.208. The last aluminum quote was at 02:28 on Mar 31 and the USD index at the time was 102.280, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.07% 		Mar 31, 2023 02:28 1.1746 -0.0008-0.07% -0.0008-0.07% -0.0016-0.14%
ZincZinc closed at 1.3486 on Mar 30 at 14:00 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.208. The last zinc quote was at 02:28 on Mar 31 and the USD index at the time was 102.280, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.07% 		Mar 31, 2023 02:28 1.3491 -0.0009-0.07% +0.0014+0.10% +0.0005+0.03%
LeadLead closed at 0.9858 on Mar 30 at 14:00 New York Time. The USD index at that time was 102.208. The last lead quote was at 02:27 on Mar 31 and the USD index at the time was 102.250, indicating a strengthening of the dollar of 0.04% 		Mar 31, 2023 02:27 0.9847 -0.0004-0.04% -0.0007-0.07% -0.0011-0.11%

US Dollar Strength, Weakness and the Price of Gold: A Primer

When the US Dollar gets stronger, it takes fewer dollars to buy any commodity that is priced in $USD. When the US Dollar gets weaker it takes more dollars to purchase the same commodity.

The price of all US Dollar denominated commodities, like gold, will change to reflect the fact that it will take fewer or more dollars to buy that commodity. So it’s quite possible, in fact it’s almost always the case that a portion of the change in the price of gold is really just a reflection of a change in the value of the US Dollar. Sometimes that portion is insignificant. But often the opposite is true where the entire change in the gold price is simply a mathematical recalculation of an ever-changing US Dollar value.

When the dollar gets strong, gold appears to go down, and vice versa. That accounts for part of the fluctuations that we see in the value of gold.

The other part is an actual increase in the supply or demand for gold. If the price is higher when being measured not only in US Dollars, but also in Euros, Pounds Sterling, Japanese Yen, and every other major currency, then we know the gold demand is higher and it has actually increased in value.

Consequently, if gold is higher in US Dollars while at the same time cheaper in every other currency, then we can conclude that the US Dollar has weakened, and that gold has actually lost value in all other currencies. But the price, because it is being quoted in $USD will be higher and give the illusion of gold becoming more valuable. In such a case the devaluation of gold, due to increased supply on the market, is camouflaged by a weakened US Dollar.

Our feature on kitco.com breaks the change of the price of gold into 2 components. One part shows you how much of that change can be attributed to US Dollar strength, or lack of it. The other portion is indicative of how much the price changed as a result of normal trading. Interestingly whatever changes happen to the price of gold as a result of US Dollar strength/weakness also occurs to every other US Dollar denominated commodity by the exact same proportion.

About the Kitco Gold Index: What is it and why is it relevant?

The Kitco Gold Index has one purpose, that is to determine whether the value of gold is actual, a reflection of changes in the US Dollar value, or a combination of both.

The U.S. Dollar Index® represents the value of the US Dollar in terms of a basket of six major foreign currencies: Euro (57.6%), Japanese Yen (13.6%), UK Pound (11.9%), Canadian Dollar (9.1%), Swedish Krona (4.2%) and Swiss Franc (3.6%). It is an exchange traded (FINEX) index and has become a standard used worldwide.

The Kitco Gold Index is the price of gold measured not in terms of US Dollars, but rather in terms of the same weighted basket of currencies that determine the US Dollar Index®.

Since the Kitco Gold Index has no US Dollar component it needs to be compared to the actual US Dollar price to give it some perspective. In all of the historical and live charts that we are displaying here we’re showing both trend lines for the purposes of making this comparison. Here are a few possible situations that you may see and what the meaning could be:

Kitco gold index KGX chart
  1. Real Time
  2. 30 Day
  3. 60 Day
  4. 6 Month
  5. 1 Year
  6. 5 Year
  7. 10 Year

The Kitco Gold Index is up and the USD price of gold is up even more:
This would definitely mean that gold has increased in value. It also means that the USD has weakened and so the degree of the gold value increase will be exaggerated when examined strictly in terms of the US Dollar. This is the exact scenario that we’ve witnessed over the span of the early years of the 21st century.

The Kitco Gold Index is down and the USD price of gold is down even more:
This would definitely mean that gold value has declined in value. But not by as much as it may appear in USD terms.

The Kitco Gold Index is up and the USD price of gold is down:
This would indicate that the USD has strengthened relative to the other major currencies, but that gold has gained in value.

The Kitco Gold Index is down and the USD price of gold is up:
This would indicate that the USD has weakened relative to the other major currencies, and that gold is really not up as it may appear.

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