Distance from the record
This close sat 15.31% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 January 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $849.60 per troy ounce on 21 January 2009, down $5.000 (0.59%) from the previous close of $854.60.
This close sat 15.31% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 244 of 250 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $880.80, making this a -3.54% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $849.60 per troy ounce on 21 January 2009. That is $5.00 lower than the previous close of $854.60, a move of -0.59%.
The gold price fell on 21 January 2009, losing $5.00 (0.59%) against the previous session's close of $854.60.
At $849.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $27.32 on 21 January 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 January 2009 18k gold was worth about $20.49 per gram and 14k about $15.93 per gram, against $27.32 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.1 on 21 January 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 January 2009, gold was around $808.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $849.60 is a gain of 5.1% over the week.
It closed 15.31% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.