Distance from the record
This close sat 19.87% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 September 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $576.80 per troy ounce on 19 September 2006, down $9.400 (1.60%) from the previous close of $586.20.
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 close sat 19.87% 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 $466.70, making this a +23.59% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $576.80 per troy ounce on 19 September 2006. That is $9.40 lower than the previous close of $586.20, a move of -1.60%.
The gold price fell on 19 September 2006, losing $9.40 (1.60%) against the previous session's close of $586.20.
At $576.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.54 on 19 September 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 September 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.91 per gram and 14k about $10.82 per gram, against $18.54 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.3 on 19 September 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 19 September 2006, gold was around $612.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $576.80 is a loss of 5.8% over the month.
A year before 19 September 2006, gold was around $466.70 per troy ounce. The close of $576.80 therefore represents a rise of 23.6% over twelve months.
It closed 19.87% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.