Distance from the record
This close sat 8.65% 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 March 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $916.40 per troy ounce on 17 March 2009, down $5.200 (0.56%) from the previous close of $921.60.
This close sat 8.65% 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 $1,001.40, making this a -8.49% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $916.40 per troy ounce on 17 March 2009. That is $5.20 lower than the previous close of $921.60, a move of -0.56%.
The gold price fell on 17 March 2009, losing $5.20 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $921.60.
At $916.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.46 on 17 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 March 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.10 per gram and 14k about $17.19 per gram, against $29.46 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.2 on 17 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 March 2009, gold was around $895.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $916.40 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 17 March 2009, gold was around $967.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $916.40 is a loss of 5.2% over the month.
It closed 8.65% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.