Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 20 November 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $621.20 per troy ounce on 20 November 2006, down $0.300 (0.05%) from the previous close of $621.50.
Gold barely moved, closing within 0.05% of the previous session. Flat days are the majority of any price series and are most useful as the baseline the notable days are measured against.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 13.70% 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 $485.60, making this a +27.92% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $621.20 per troy ounce on 20 November 2006. That is $0.30 lower than the previous close of $621.50, a move of -0.05%.
The gold price fell on 20 November 2006, losing $0.30 (0.05%) against the previous session's close of $621.50.
At $621.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $19.97 on 20 November 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 November 2006 18k gold was worth about $14.98 per gram and 14k about $11.65 per gram, against $19.97 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.8 on 20 November 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 20 November 2006, gold was around $485.60 per troy ounce. The close of $621.20 therefore represents a rise of 27.9% over twelve months.
It closed 13.70% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.