Distance from the record
This close sat 10.46% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 January 2007, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $644.50 per troy ounce on 26 January 2007, down $3.300 (0.51%) from the previous close of $647.80.
This close sat 10.46% 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 $559.70, making this a +15.15% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $644.50 per troy ounce on 26 January 2007. That is $3.30 lower than the previous close of $647.80, a move of -0.51%.
The gold price fell on 26 January 2007, losing $3.30 (0.51%) against the previous session's close of $647.80.
At $644.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $20.72 on 26 January 2007. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 January 2007 18k gold was worth about $15.54 per gram and 14k about $12.09 per gram, against $20.72 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.4 on 26 January 2007, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 26 January 2007, gold was around $559.70 per troy ounce. The close of $644.50 therefore represents a rise of 15.2% over twelve months.
It closed 10.46% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.