Distance from the record
This close sat 3.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-09-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 2 September 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold falls 3.1% in a single session
Gold closed at $976.60 per troy ounce on 2 September 2009, down $31.40 (3.12%) from the previous close of $1,008.00.
Notable session: lowest close of the month; moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 3.12% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 3.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-09-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $805.00, making this a +21.32% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $976.60 per troy ounce on 2 September 2009. That is $31.40 lower than the previous close of $1,008.00, a move of -3.12%.
The gold price fell on 2 September 2009, losing $31.40 (3.12%) against the previous session's close of $1,008.00.
At $976.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $31.40 on 2 September 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 2 September 2009 18k gold was worth about $23.55 per gram and 14k about $18.32 per gram, against $31.40 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
A week before 2 September 2009, gold was around $944.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $976.60 is a gain of 3.4% over the week.
A year before 2 September 2009, gold was around $805.00 per troy ounce. The close of $976.60 therefore represents a rise of 21.3% over twelve months.
It closed 3.12% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-09-01.