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 June 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $576.90 per troy ounce on 20 June 2006, up $8.100 (1.42%) from the previous close of $568.80.
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 19.85% 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 $438.40, making this a +31.59% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $576.90 per troy ounce on 20 June 2006. That is $8.10 higher than the previous close of $568.80, a move of 1.42%.
The gold price rose on 20 June 2006, gaining $8.10 (1.42%) against the previous session's close of $568.80.
At $576.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.55 on 20 June 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 June 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.91 per gram and 14k about $10.82 per gram, against $18.55 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.3 on 20 June 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 June 2006, gold was around $562.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $576.90 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A month before 20 June 2006, gold was around $656.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $576.90 is a loss of 12.2% over the month.
A year before 20 June 2006, gold was around $438.40 per troy ounce. The close of $576.90 therefore represents a rise of 31.6% over twelve months.
It closed 19.85% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.