Distance from the record
This close sat 2.72% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 March 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $566.00 per troy ounce on 3 March 2006, down $2.200 (0.39%) from the previous close of $568.20.
This close sat 2.72% 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 $429.90, making this a +31.66% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $566.00 per troy ounce on 3 March 2006. That is $2.20 lower than the previous close of $568.20, a move of -0.39%.
The gold price fell on 3 March 2006, losing $2.20 (0.39%) against the previous session's close of $568.20.
At $566.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.20 on 3 March 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 March 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.65 per gram and 14k about $10.62 per gram, against $18.20 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.7 on 3 March 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 3 March 2006, gold was around $429.90 per troy ounce. The close of $566.00 therefore represents a rise of 31.7% over twelve months.
It closed 2.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-03-01.