Distance from the record
This close sat 1.07% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-11-25.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 27 November 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,174.20 per troy ounce on 27 November 2009, down $12.70 (1.07%) from the previous close of $1,186.90.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 1.07% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-11-25.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 5 of 250 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $808.50, making this a +45.23% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,174.20 per troy ounce on 27 November 2009. That is $12.70 lower than the previous close of $1,186.90, a move of -1.07%.
The gold price fell on 27 November 2009, losing $12.70 (1.07%) against the previous session's close of $1,186.90.
At $1,174.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.75 on 27 November 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 November 2009 18k gold was worth about $28.31 per gram and 14k about $22.02 per gram, against $37.75 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.2 on 27 November 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 November 2009, gold was around $1,146.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,174.20 is a gain of 2.4% over the week.
A month before 27 November 2009, gold was around $1,034.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,174.20 is a gain of 13.5% over the month.
A year before 27 November 2009, gold was around $808.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,174.20 therefore represents a rise of 45.2% over twelve months.
It closed 1.07% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-11-25.