Distance from the record
This close sat 6.58% 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 17 July 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $937.20 per troy ounce on 17 July 2009, up $2.100 (0.22%) from the previous close of $935.10.
This close sat 6.58% 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 $970.00, making this a -3.38% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $937.20 per troy ounce on 17 July 2009. That is $2.10 higher than the previous close of $935.10, a move of 0.22%.
The gold price rose on 17 July 2009, gaining $2.10 (0.22%) against the previous session's close of $935.10.
At $937.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.13 on 17 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 July 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.60 per gram and 14k about $17.58 per gram, against $30.13 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.0 on 17 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 July 2009, gold was around $912.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $937.20 is a gain of 2.7% over the week.
It closed 6.58% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.