Distance from the record
This close sat 10.04% 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 31 December 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,095.20 per troy ounce on 31 December 2009, up $3.700 (0.34%) from the previous close of $1,091.50.
This close sat 10.04% 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 $883.60, making this a +23.95% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,095.20 per troy ounce on 31 December 2009. That is $3.70 higher than the previous close of $1,091.50, a move of 0.34%.
The gold price rose on 31 December 2009, gaining $3.70 (0.34%) against the previous session's close of $1,091.50.
At $1,095.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.21 on 31 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 31 December 2009 18k gold was worth about $26.41 per gram and 14k about $20.54 per gram, against $35.21 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.1 on 31 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 31 December 2009, gold was around $1,181.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,095.20 is a loss of 7.3% over the month.
A year before 31 December 2009, gold was around $883.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,095.20 therefore represents a rise of 23.9% over twelve months.
It closed 10.04% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.