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 March 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 3 March 2006
Gold closed at $555.20 per troy ounce on 20 March 2006, up $1.100 (0.20%) from the previous close of $554.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 4.57% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $439.30, making this a +26.38% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $555.20 per troy ounce on 20 March 2006. That is $1.10 higher than the previous close of $554.10, a move of 0.20%.
The gold price rose on 20 March 2006, gaining $1.10 (0.20%) against the previous session's close of $554.10.
At $555.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $17.85 on 20 March 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 March 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.39 per gram and 14k about $10.41 per gram, against $17.85 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.9 on 20 March 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.9 ounces of silver.
A year before 20 March 2006, gold was around $439.30 per troy ounce. The close of $555.20 therefore represents a rise of 26.4% over twelve months.
It closed 4.57% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-03-01.