Historical Year Data · 1991

Gold Futures Open Interest in 1991

Gold Futures Open Interest opened 1991 at 118,173 and closed at 114,144, a -3.41% move for the year. The high of 118,173 was reached on January 15, and the low of 87,349 on June 28.

Open

118,173

1991-01

114,144

24 data points

High

118,173

Jan 15

Low

87,349

Jun 28

Full Year Change

-3.41%

1990 Change

-27.97%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	118,173	93,496	118,173	93,496	-20.88%
Feb	95,750	98,025	98,025	95,750	+2.38%
Mar	98,708	102,541	102,541	98,708	+3.88%
Apr	97,290	108,217	108,217	97,290	+11.23%
May	99,903	91,485	99,903	91,485	-8.43%
Jun	91,953	87,349	91,953	87,349	-5.01%
Jul	95,164	87,490	95,164	87,490	-8.06%
Aug	101,756	107,993	107,993	101,756	+6.13%
Sep	107,449	97,904	107,449	97,904	-8.88%
Oct	92,152	100,311	100,311	92,152	+8.85%
Nov	103,034	115,496	115,496	103,034	+12.10%
Dec	103,659	114,144	114,144	103,659	+10.11%

Events During 1991

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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