Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 February 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 January 2006
Gold closed at $539.00 per troy ounce on 13 February 2006, down $11.20 (2.04%) from the previous close of $550.20.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Gold lost 2.04% 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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.85% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-02-02.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 247 of 250 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $420.50, making this a +28.18% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $539.00 per troy ounce on 13 February 2006. That is $11.20 lower than the previous close of $550.20, a move of -2.04%.
The gold price fell on 13 February 2006, losing $11.20 (2.04%) against the previous session's close of $550.20.
At $539.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $17.33 on 13 February 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 February 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.00 per gram and 14k about $10.11 per gram, against $17.33 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.2 on 13 February 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 February 2006, gold was around $570.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $539.00 is a loss of 5.5% over the week.
A year before 13 February 2006, gold was around $420.50 per troy ounce. The close of $539.00 therefore represents a rise of 28.2% over twelve months.
It closed 5.85% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-02-02.