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 29 March 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 March 2006
Gold closed at $573.00 per troy ounce on 29 March 2006, up $6.400 (1.13%) from the previous close of $566.60.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.51% 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 $426.00, making this a +34.51% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $573.00 per troy ounce on 29 March 2006. That is $6.40 higher than the previous close of $566.60, a move of 1.13%.
The gold price rose on 29 March 2006, gaining $6.40 (1.13%) against the previous session's close of $566.60.
At $573.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.42 on 29 March 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 March 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.82 per gram and 14k about $10.75 per gram, against $18.42 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.7 on 29 March 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 March 2006, gold was around $550.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $573.00 is a gain of 4.0% over the week.
A year before 29 March 2006, gold was around $426.00 per troy ounce. The close of $573.00 therefore represents a rise of 34.5% over twelve months.
It closed 1.51% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-03-01.