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On this day — May 6, 2024

Monday — typically a high-volume trading day as markets digest weekend news. Asian gold imports often see Monday surges in major demand countries.

Day 127 of 366 · Q2 2024 · 34.7% through the year

May 2024 gold market: Fresh record near $2,450

Bullish

Another record as gold entered open-ended price discovery.

Gold set another record around $2,450 in May, supported by softening US data, renewed rate-cut hopes, and continued central-bank and Asian demand. The metal was now firmly in price-discovery mode with few historical reference points.

What drove gold in May 2024

  • softening US economic data
  • rate-cut hopes rebuilding
  • central-bank and Asian demand
  • price discovery above all prior records
Themes#all-time high#price discovery#central-bank demand

Key events in May 2024

  1. May 20Gold prints a record near $2,450/oz

What happened next

After a summer consolidation, gold cleared $2,500 in August.

For gold buyers

May's record near $2,450 rewarded conviction holders; with no overhead resistance, the trend remained a buyer's friend.

May 6 across the years — 20202022

+11.3% over 2 years
20202022
YearMay 6 closevs prior
May 6, 2022$1,882.40+3.82%View
May 6, 2021$1,813.20+7.19%View
May 6, 2020$1,691.50View
Each row is the verified XAU/USD spot close for May 6 of that year. Click any row to open the full daily archive (with country tables for May 6, 2020+).