Distance from the record
This close sat 19.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 September 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $582.20 per troy ounce on 21 September 2006, up $2.200 (0.38%) from the previous close of $580.00.
This close sat 19.12% 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 $468.90, making this a +24.16% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $582.20 per troy ounce on 21 September 2006. That is $2.20 higher than the previous close of $580.00, a move of 0.38%.
The gold price rose on 21 September 2006, gaining $2.20 (0.38%) against the previous session's close of $580.00.
At $582.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.72 on 21 September 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 September 2006 18k gold was worth about $14.04 per gram and 14k about $10.92 per gram, against $18.72 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 21 September 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 21 September 2006, gold was around $625.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $582.20 is a loss of 7.0% over the month.
A year before 21 September 2006, gold was around $468.90 per troy ounce. The close of $582.20 therefore represents a rise of 24.2% over twelve months.
It closed 19.12% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.