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 14 March 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $551.70 per troy ounce on 14 March 2006, up $5.600 (1.03%) from the previous close of $546.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.17% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $441.10, making this a +25.07% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $551.70 per troy ounce on 14 March 2006. That is $5.60 higher than the previous close of $546.10, a move of 1.03%.
The gold price rose on 14 March 2006, gaining $5.60 (1.03%) against the previous session's close of $546.10.
At $551.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $17.74 on 14 March 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 March 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.30 per gram and 14k about $10.35 per gram, against $17.74 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.2 on 14 March 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 14 March 2006, gold was around $441.10 per troy ounce. The close of $551.70 therefore represents a rise of 25.1% over twelve months.
It closed 5.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-03-01.