Distance from the record
This close sat 6.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 February 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 13 February 2009
Gold closed at $941.80 per troy ounce on 26 February 2009, down $23.90 (2.47%) from the previous close of $965.70.
Gold lost 2.47% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 6.12% 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 $946.10, making this a -0.45% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $941.80 per troy ounce on 26 February 2009. That is $23.90 lower than the previous close of $965.70, a move of -2.47%.
The gold price fell on 26 February 2009, losing $23.90 (2.47%) against the previous session's close of $965.70.
At $941.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.28 on 26 February 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 February 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.71 per gram and 14k about $17.66 per gram, against $30.28 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.7 on 26 February 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 February 2009, gold was around $976.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $941.80 is a loss of 3.5% over the week.
This close was session 4 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 6.12% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.