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 20 July 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 July 2009
Gold closed at $948.50 per troy ounce on 20 July 2009, up $11.30 (1.21%) from the previous close of $937.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.45% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $957.30, making this a -0.92% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $948.50 per troy ounce on 20 July 2009. That is $11.30 higher than the previous close of $937.20, a move of 1.21%.
The gold price rose on 20 July 2009, gaining $11.30 (1.21%) against the previous session's close of $937.20.
At $948.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.49 on 20 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 July 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.87 per gram and 14k about $17.79 per gram, against $30.49 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.6 on 20 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 July 2009, gold was around $922.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $948.50 is a gain of 2.9% over the week.
It closed 5.45% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.