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 26 December 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 14 December 2006
Gold closed at $623.70 per troy ounce on 26 December 2006, up $4.600 (0.74%) from the previous close of $619.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 13.35% 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 $503.00, making this a +24.00% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $623.70 per troy ounce on 26 December 2006. That is $4.60 higher than the previous close of $619.10, a move of 0.74%.
The gold price rose on 26 December 2006, gaining $4.60 (0.74%) against the previous session's close of $619.10.
At $623.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $20.05 on 26 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 December 2006 18k gold was worth about $15.04 per gram and 14k about $11.70 per gram, against $20.05 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.5 on 26 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.5 ounces of silver.
A year before 26 December 2006, gold was around $503.00 per troy ounce. The close of $623.70 therefore represents a rise of 24.0% over twelve months.
It closed 13.35% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.