Distance from the record
This close sat 5.64% 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 July 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $946.60 per troy ounce on 21 July 2009, down $1.900 (0.20%) from the previous close of $948.50.
This close sat 5.64% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $963.10, making this a -1.71% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $946.60 per troy ounce on 21 July 2009. That is $1.90 lower than the previous close of $948.50, a move of -0.20%.
The gold price fell on 21 July 2009, losing $1.90 (0.20%) against the previous session's close of $948.50.
At $946.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.43 on 21 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 July 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.83 per gram and 14k about $17.75 per gram, against $30.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.3 on 21 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 July 2009, gold was around $922.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $946.60 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
It closed 5.64% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.