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 27 March 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 2 March 2006
Gold closed at $567.00 per troy ounce on 27 March 2006, up $7.000 (1.25%) from the previous close of $560.00.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.54% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $424.70, making this a +33.51% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $567.00 per troy ounce on 27 March 2006. That is $7.00 higher than the previous close of $560.00, a move of 1.25%.
The gold price rose on 27 March 2006, gaining $7.00 (1.25%) against the previous session's close of $560.00.
At $567.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.23 on 27 March 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 March 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.67 per gram and 14k about $10.63 per gram, against $18.23 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 27 March 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 March 2006, gold was around $555.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $567.00 is a gain of 2.1% over the week.
A year before 27 March 2006, gold was around $424.70 per troy ounce. The close of $567.00 therefore represents a rise of 33.5% over twelve months.
It closed 2.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-03-01.