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 17 January 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $553.40 per troy ounce on 17 January 2006, down $2.700 (0.49%) from the previous close of $556.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $422.70, making this a +30.92% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $553.40 per troy ounce on 17 January 2006. That is $2.70 lower than the previous close of $556.10, a move of -0.49%.
The gold price fell on 17 January 2006, losing $2.70 (0.49%) against the previous session's close of $556.10.
At $553.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $17.79 on 17 January 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 January 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.34 per gram and 14k about $10.38 per gram, against $17.79 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.4 on 17 January 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 January 2006, gold was around $503.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $553.40 is a gain of 9.9% over the month.
A year before 17 January 2006, gold was around $422.70 per troy ounce. The close of $553.40 therefore represents a rise of 30.9% over twelve months.
It closed 0.49% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-01-13.