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 August 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $942.30 per troy ounce on 24 August 2009, down $10.90 (1.14%) from the previous close of $953.20.
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 6.07% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $827.40, making this a +13.89% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $942.30 per troy ounce on 24 August 2009. That is $10.90 lower than the previous close of $953.20, a move of -1.14%.
The gold price fell on 24 August 2009, losing $10.90 (1.14%) against the previous session's close of $953.20.
At $942.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.30 on 24 August 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 August 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.72 per gram and 14k about $17.67 per gram, against $30.30 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.4 on 24 August 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 24 August 2009, gold was around $827.40 per troy ounce. The close of $942.30 therefore represents a rise of 13.9% over twelve months.
It closed 6.07% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.