Distance from the record
This close sat 4.86% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-12.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 22 December 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $502.70 per troy ounce on 22 December 2005, up $9.700 (1.97%) from the previous close of $493.00.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 4.86% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-12.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $440.30, making this a +14.17% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $502.70 per troy ounce on 22 December 2005. That is $9.70 higher than the previous close of $493.00, a move of 1.97%.
The gold price rose on 22 December 2005, gaining $9.70 (1.97%) against the previous session's close of $493.00.
At $502.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $16.16 on 22 December 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 December 2005 18k gold was worth about $12.12 per gram and 14k about $9.43 per gram, against $16.16 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.1 on 22 December 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 22 December 2005, gold was around $440.30 per troy ounce. The close of $502.70 therefore represents a rise of 14.2% over twelve months.
It closed 4.86% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-12-12.