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 23 January 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $558.30 per troy ounce on 23 January 2006, up $4.800 (0.87%) from the previous close of $553.50.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $426.70, making this a +30.84% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $558.30 per troy ounce on 23 January 2006. That is $4.80 higher than the previous close of $553.50, a move of 0.87%.
The gold price rose on 23 January 2006, gaining $4.80 (0.87%) against the previous session's close of $553.50.
At $558.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $17.95 on 23 January 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 January 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.46 per gram and 14k about $10.47 per gram, against $17.95 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.9 on 23 January 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 23 January 2006, gold was around $503.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $558.30 is a gain of 11.0% over the month.
A year before 23 January 2006, gold was around $426.70 per troy ounce. The close of $558.30 therefore represents a rise of 30.8% over twelve months.
It closed 0.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-01-19.