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 June 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $587.50 per troy ounce on 21 June 2006, up $10.60 (1.84%) from the previous close of $576.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 18.38% 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 $438.90, making this a +33.86% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $587.50 per troy ounce on 21 June 2006. That is $10.60 higher than the previous close of $576.90, a move of 1.84%.
The gold price rose on 21 June 2006, gaining $10.60 (1.84%) against the previous session's close of $576.90.
At $587.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.89 on 21 June 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 June 2006 18k gold was worth about $14.17 per gram and 14k about $11.02 per gram, against $18.89 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.5 on 21 June 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 June 2006, gold was around $562.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $587.50 is a gain of 4.5% over the week.
A month before 21 June 2006, gold was around $656.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $587.50 is a loss of 10.5% over the month.
A year before 21 June 2006, gold was around $438.90 per troy ounce. The close of $587.50 therefore represents a rise of 33.9% over twelve months.
It closed 18.38% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.