Distance from the record
This close sat 6.81% 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 30 July 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $934.90 per troy ounce on 30 July 2009, up $7.700 (0.83%) from the previous close of $927.20.
This close sat 6.81% 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 $902.90, making this a +3.54% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $934.90 per troy ounce on 30 July 2009. That is $7.70 higher than the previous close of $927.20, a move of 0.83%.
The gold price rose on 30 July 2009, gaining $7.70 (0.83%) against the previous session's close of $927.20.
At $934.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.06 on 30 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 July 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.54 per gram and 14k about $17.53 per gram, against $30.06 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.4 on 30 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 July 2009, gold was around $954.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $934.90 is a loss of 2.1% over the week.
It closed 6.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.