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 19 December 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $621.60 per troy ounce on 19 December 2006, up $7.600 (1.24%) from the previous close of $614.00.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 13.64% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $503.60, making this a +23.43% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $621.60 per troy ounce on 19 December 2006. That is $7.60 higher than the previous close of $614.00, a move of 1.24%.
The gold price rose on 19 December 2006, gaining $7.60 (1.24%) against the previous session's close of $614.00.
At $621.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $19.98 on 19 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 December 2006 18k gold was worth about $14.99 per gram and 14k about $11.66 per gram, against $19.98 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.5 on 19 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.5 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 December 2006, gold was around $503.60 per troy ounce. The close of $621.60 therefore represents a rise of 23.4% over twelve months.
It closed 13.64% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.