Distance from the record
This close sat 9.08% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 17 December 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 12 November 2009
Gold closed at $1,106.80 per troy ounce on 17 December 2009, down $28.70 (2.53%) from the previous close of $1,135.50.
Gold lost 2.53% 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 9.08% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $867.50, making this a +27.59% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,106.80 per troy ounce on 17 December 2009. That is $28.70 lower than the previous close of $1,135.50, a move of -2.53%.
The gold price fell on 17 December 2009, losing $28.70 (2.53%) against the previous session's close of $1,135.50.
At $1,106.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.58 on 17 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 December 2009 18k gold was worth about $26.69 per gram and 14k about $20.76 per gram, against $35.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.4 on 17 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 17 December 2009, gold was around $867.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,106.80 therefore represents a rise of 27.6% over twelve months.
It closed 9.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.