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 June 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $568.80 per troy ounce on 19 June 2006, down $9.200 (1.59%) from the previous close of $578.00.
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 20.98% 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 $438.30, making this a +29.77% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $568.80 per troy ounce on 19 June 2006. That is $9.20 lower than the previous close of $578.00, a move of -1.59%.
The gold price fell on 19 June 2006, losing $9.20 (1.59%) against the previous session's close of $578.00.
At $568.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.29 on 19 June 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 June 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.72 per gram and 14k about $10.67 per gram, against $18.29 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.2 on 19 June 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 June 2006, gold was around $606.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $568.80 is a loss of 6.3% over the week.
A month before 19 June 2006, gold was around $656.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $568.80 is a loss of 13.4% over the month.
A year before 19 June 2006, gold was around $438.30 per troy ounce. The close of $568.80 therefore represents a rise of 29.8% over twelve months.
It closed 20.98% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.