Distance from the record
This close sat 8.05% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 11 December 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 13 November 2009
Gold closed at $1,119.40 per troy ounce on 11 December 2009, down $6.300 (0.56%) from the previous close of $1,125.70.
This close sat 8.05% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $824.90, making this a +35.70% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,119.40 per troy ounce on 11 December 2009. That is $6.30 lower than the previous close of $1,125.70, a move of -0.56%.
The gold price fell on 11 December 2009, losing $6.30 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,125.70.
At $1,119.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.99 on 11 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 11 December 2009 18k gold was worth about $26.99 per gram and 14k about $20.99 per gram, against $35.99 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.5 on 11 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 11 December 2009, gold was around $1,168.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,119.40 is a loss of 4.2% over the week.
A year before 11 December 2009, gold was around $824.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,119.40 therefore represents a rise of 35.7% over twelve months.
It closed 8.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.