Highest so far that year
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 18 February 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 15 July 2008
Gold closed at $977.70 per troy ounce on 18 February 2009, up $10.70 (1.11%) from the previous close of $967.00.
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
This close sat 2.54% 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 $902.80, making this a +8.30% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $977.70 per troy ounce on 18 February 2009. That is $10.70 higher than the previous close of $967.00, a move of 1.11%.
The gold price rose on 18 February 2009, gaining $10.70 (1.11%) against the previous session's close of $967.00.
At $977.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $31.43 on 18 February 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 February 2009 18k gold was worth about $23.58 per gram and 14k about $18.34 per gram, against $31.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.4 on 18 February 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 February 2009, gold was around $943.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $977.70 is a gain of 3.6% over the week.
A month before 18 February 2009, gold was around $839.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $977.70 is a gain of 16.5% over the month.
It closed 2.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.
The most recent higher close was about 11 months earlier — 232 trading sessions before this one.