Distance from the record
This close sat 21.85% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 June 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 24 March 2006
Gold closed at $562.50 per troy ounce on 13 June 2006, down $44.30 (7.30%) from the previous close of $606.80.
Notable session: one of the largest single-day moves on record; moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 7.30% 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 21.85% 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 $429.30, making this a +31.03% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $562.50 per troy ounce on 13 June 2006. That is $44.30 lower than the previous close of $606.80, a move of -7.30%.
The gold price fell on 13 June 2006, losing $44.30 (7.30%) against the previous session's close of $606.80.
At $562.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.08 on 13 June 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 June 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.56 per gram and 14k about $10.55 per gram, against $18.08 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.6 on 13 June 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 June 2006, gold was around $629.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $562.50 is a loss of 10.6% over the week.
A month before 13 June 2006, gold was around $710.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $562.50 is a loss of 20.8% over the month.
A year before 13 June 2006, gold was around $429.30 per troy ounce. The close of $562.50 therefore represents a rise of 31.0% over twelve months.
This close was session 6 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 21.85% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.