Distance from the record
This close sat 19.92% 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 15 September 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 19 June 2006
Gold closed at $576.40 per troy ounce on 15 September 2006, down $2.900 (0.50%) from the previous close of $579.30.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This close sat 19.92% 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 $455.50, making this a +26.54% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $576.40 per troy ounce on 15 September 2006. That is $2.90 lower than the previous close of $579.30, a move of -0.50%.
The gold price fell on 15 September 2006, losing $2.90 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $579.30.
At $576.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.53 on 15 September 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 September 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.90 per gram and 14k about $10.81 per gram, against $18.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.6 on 15 September 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 September 2006, gold was around $609.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $576.40 is a loss of 5.4% over the week.
A month before 15 September 2006, gold was around $622.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $576.40 is a loss of 7.4% over the month.
A year before 15 September 2006, gold was around $455.50 per troy ounce. The close of $576.40 therefore represents a rise of 26.5% over twelve months.
It closed 19.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.