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 21 February 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 9 February 2006
Gold closed at $553.90 per troy ounce on 21 February 2006, up $2.100 (0.38%) from the previous close of $551.80.
This close extended a run of 3 consecutive sessions of gains. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 3.25% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-02-02.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $427.10, making this a +29.69% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $553.90 per troy ounce on 21 February 2006. That is $2.10 higher than the previous close of $551.80, a move of 0.38%.
The gold price rose on 21 February 2006, gaining $2.10 (0.38%) against the previous session's close of $551.80.
At $553.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $17.81 on 21 February 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 February 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.36 per gram and 14k about $10.39 per gram, against $17.81 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.1 on 21 February 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 21 February 2006, gold was around $427.10 per troy ounce. The close of $553.90 therefore represents a rise of 29.7% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of gains. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 3.25% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-02-02.