Distance from the record
This close sat 19.20% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 27 June 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $581.60 per troy ounce on 27 June 2006, down $3.200 (0.55%) from the previous close of $584.80.
This close sat 19.20% 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 $440.30, making this a +32.09% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $581.60 per troy ounce on 27 June 2006. That is $3.20 lower than the previous close of $584.80, a move of -0.55%.
The gold price fell on 27 June 2006, losing $3.20 (0.55%) against the previous session's close of $584.80.
At $581.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.70 on 27 June 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 June 2006 18k gold was worth about $14.02 per gram and 14k about $10.91 per gram, against $18.70 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.1 on 27 June 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 27 June 2006, gold was around $650.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $581.60 is a loss of 10.6% over the month.
A year before 27 June 2006, gold was around $440.30 per troy ounce. The close of $581.60 therefore represents a rise of 32.1% over twelve months.
It closed 19.20% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.