Distance from the record
This close sat 10.34% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 December 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,091.50 per troy ounce on 30 December 2009, down $5.500 (0.50%) from the previous close of $1,097.00.
This close sat 10.34% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $869.30, making this a +25.56% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,091.50 per troy ounce on 30 December 2009. That is $5.50 lower than the previous close of $1,097.00, a move of -0.50%.
The gold price fell on 30 December 2009, losing $5.50 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $1,097.00.
At $1,091.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.09 on 30 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 December 2009 18k gold was worth about $26.32 per gram and 14k about $20.47 per gram, against $35.09 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.1 on 30 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 December 2009, gold was around $1,181.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,091.50 is a loss of 7.6% over the month.
A year before 30 December 2009, gold was around $869.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,091.50 therefore represents a rise of 25.6% over twelve months.
It closed 10.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.