Distance from the record
This close sat 10.73% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 10 March 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 9 February 2009
Gold closed at $895.60 per troy ounce on 10 March 2009, down $22.10 (2.41%) from the previous close of $917.70.
Gold lost 2.41% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 10.73% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $969.90, making this a -7.66% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $895.60 per troy ounce on 10 March 2009. That is $22.10 lower than the previous close of $917.70, a move of -2.41%.
The gold price fell on 10 March 2009, losing $22.10 (2.41%) against the previous session's close of $917.70.
At $895.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.79 on 10 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 March 2009 18k gold was worth about $21.60 per gram and 14k about $16.80 per gram, against $28.79 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.3 on 10 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.3 ounces of silver.
It closed 10.73% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.