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 30 November 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 November 2006
Gold closed at $646.90 per troy ounce on 30 November 2006, up $11.40 (1.79%) from the previous close of $635.50.
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 10.13% 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 $494.60, making this a +30.79% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $646.90 per troy ounce on 30 November 2006. That is $11.40 higher than the previous close of $635.50, a move of 1.79%.
The gold price rose on 30 November 2006, gaining $11.40 (1.79%) against the previous session's close of $635.50.
At $646.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $20.80 on 30 November 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 November 2006 18k gold was worth about $15.60 per gram and 14k about $12.13 per gram, against $20.80 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 46.5 on 30 November 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 46.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 November 2006, gold was around $628.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $646.90 is a gain of 2.9% over the week.
A month before 30 November 2006, gold was around $604.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $646.90 is a gain of 7.0% over the month.
A year before 30 November 2006, gold was around $494.60 per troy ounce. The close of $646.90 therefore represents a rise of 30.8% over twelve months.
It closed 10.13% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.
The most recent higher close was about 4 months earlier — 79 trading sessions before this one.