Distance from the record
This close sat 6.79% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 16 July 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $935.10 per troy ounce on 16 July 2009, down $4.000 (0.43%) from the previous close of $939.10.
This close sat 6.79% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $961.80, making this a -2.78% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $935.10 per troy ounce on 16 July 2009. That is $4.00 lower than the previous close of $939.10, a move of -0.43%.
The gold price fell on 16 July 2009, losing $4.00 (0.43%) against the previous session's close of $939.10.
At $935.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.06 on 16 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 16 July 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.55 per gram and 14k about $17.54 per gram, against $30.06 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.7 on 16 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 16 July 2009, gold was around $915.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $935.10 is a gain of 2.1% over the week.
It closed 6.79% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.