Distance from the record
This close sat 2.30% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-10-13.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 October 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,039.70 per troy ounce on 30 October 2009, down $6.700 (0.64%) from the previous close of $1,046.40.
This close sat 2.30% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-10-13.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $737.20, making this a +41.03% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,039.70 per troy ounce on 30 October 2009. That is $6.70 lower than the previous close of $1,046.40, a move of -0.64%.
The gold price fell on 30 October 2009, losing $6.70 (0.64%) against the previous session's close of $1,046.40.
At $1,039.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $33.43 on 30 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 October 2009 18k gold was worth about $25.07 per gram and 14k about $19.50 per gram, against $33.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.0 on 30 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 October 2009, gold was around $737.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,039.70 therefore represents a rise of 41.0% over twelve months.
It closed 2.30% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-10-13.