Distance from the record
This close sat 7.20% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 10 March 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 15 February 2006
Gold closed at $539.90 per troy ounce on 10 March 2006, down $5.600 (1.03%) from the previous close of $545.50.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 7.20% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 244 of 250 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $442.80, making this a +21.93% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $539.90 per troy ounce on 10 March 2006. That is $5.60 lower than the previous close of $545.50, a move of -1.03%.
The gold price fell on 10 March 2006, losing $5.60 (1.03%) against the previous session's close of $545.50.
At $539.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $17.36 on 10 March 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 March 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.02 per gram and 14k about $10.13 per gram, against $17.36 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.6 on 10 March 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 10 March 2006, gold was around $566.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $539.90 is a loss of 4.6% over the week.
A year before 10 March 2006, gold was around $442.80 per troy ounce. The close of $539.90 therefore represents a rise of 21.9% over twelve months.
It closed 7.20% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-03-01.