Distance from the record
This close sat 7.58% 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 July 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 14 July 2009
Gold closed at $927.20 per troy ounce on 29 July 2009, down $11.80 (1.26%) from the previous close of $939.00.
This close sat 7.58% 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 $916.40, making this a +1.18% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $927.20 per troy ounce on 29 July 2009. That is $11.80 lower than the previous close of $939.00, a move of -1.26%.
The gold price fell on 29 July 2009, losing $11.80 (1.26%) against the previous session's close of $939.00.
At $927.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.81 on 29 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 July 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.36 per gram and 14k about $17.39 per gram, against $29.81 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.0 on 29 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 July 2009, gold was around $953.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $927.20 is a loss of 2.7% over the week.
It closed 7.58% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.