Distance from the record
This close sat 19.94% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 October 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 19 June 2006
Gold closed at $576.30 per troy ounce on 3 October 2006, down $21.40 (3.58%) from the previous close of $597.70.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 3.58% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 19.94% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $466.10, making this a +23.64% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $576.30 per troy ounce on 3 October 2006. That is $21.40 lower than the previous close of $597.70, a move of -3.58%.
The gold price fell on 3 October 2006, losing $21.40 (3.58%) against the previous session's close of $597.70.
At $576.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.53 on 3 October 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 October 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.90 per gram and 14k about $10.81 per gram, against $18.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.6 on 3 October 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 October 2006, gold was around $591.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $576.30 is a loss of 2.5% over the week.
A year before 3 October 2006, gold was around $466.10 per troy ounce. The close of $576.30 therefore represents a rise of 23.6% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 19.94% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.