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 24 April 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $620.60 per troy ounce on 24 April 2006, down $11.60 (1.83%) from the previous close of $632.20.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.90% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $434.30, making this a +42.90% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $620.60 per troy ounce on 24 April 2006. That is $11.60 lower than the previous close of $632.20, a move of -1.83%.
The gold price fell on 24 April 2006, losing $11.60 (1.83%) against the previous session's close of $632.20.
At $620.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $19.95 on 24 April 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 April 2006 18k gold was worth about $14.96 per gram and 14k about $11.64 per gram, against $19.95 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.7 on 24 April 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 24 April 2006, gold was around $560.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $620.60 is a gain of 10.8% over the month.
A year before 24 April 2006, gold was around $434.30 per troy ounce. The close of $620.60 therefore represents a rise of 42.9% over twelve months.
It closed 1.90% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-04-19.