Distance from the record
This close sat 10.31% 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 29 April 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $899.80 per troy ounce on 29 April 2009, up $7.000 (0.78%) from the previous close of $892.80.
This close sat 10.31% 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 $874.20, making this a +2.93% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $899.80 per troy ounce on 29 April 2009. That is $7.00 higher than the previous close of $892.80, a move of 0.78%.
The gold price rose on 29 April 2009, gaining $7.00 (0.78%) against the previous session's close of $892.80.
At $899.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.93 on 29 April 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 April 2009 18k gold was worth about $21.70 per gram and 14k about $16.88 per gram, against $28.93 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.6 on 29 April 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 10.31% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.