Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 11 December 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $630.00 per troy ounce on 11 December 2006, up $3.900 (0.62%) from the previous close of $626.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 12.48% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $527.00, making this a +19.54% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $630.00 per troy ounce on 11 December 2006. That is $3.90 higher than the previous close of $626.10, a move of 0.62%.
The gold price rose on 11 December 2006, gaining $3.90 (0.62%) against the previous session's close of $626.10.
At $630.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $20.25 on 11 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 11 December 2006 18k gold was worth about $15.19 per gram and 14k about $11.82 per gram, against $20.25 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 45.5 on 11 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 45.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 11 December 2006, gold was around $645.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $630.00 is a loss of 2.4% over the week.
A year before 11 December 2006, gold was around $527.00 per troy ounce. The close of $630.00 therefore represents a rise of 19.5% over twelve months.
It closed 12.48% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.