Distance from the record
This close sat 2.23% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-01-13.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 18 January 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 6 January 2006
Gold closed at $543.70 per troy ounce on 18 January 2006, down $9.700 (1.75%) from the previous close of $553.40.
This close sat 2.23% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-01-13.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 242 of 250 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $423.20, making this a +28.47% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $543.70 per troy ounce on 18 January 2006. That is $9.70 lower than the previous close of $553.40, a move of -1.75%.
The gold price fell on 18 January 2006, losing $9.70 (1.75%) against the previous session's close of $553.40.
At $543.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $17.48 on 18 January 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 January 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.11 per gram and 14k about $10.20 per gram, against $17.48 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.6 on 18 January 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 18 January 2006, gold was around $503.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $543.70 is a gain of 8.0% over the month.
A year before 18 January 2006, gold was around $423.20 per troy ounce. The close of $543.70 therefore represents a rise of 28.5% over twelve months.
It closed 2.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-01-13.