Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 31 October 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $465.10 per troy ounce on 31 October 2005, down $7.900 (1.67%) from the previous close of $473.00.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.52% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-10-11.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $428.50, making this a +8.54% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $465.10 per troy ounce on 31 October 2005. That is $7.90 lower than the previous close of $473.00, a move of -1.67%.
The gold price fell on 31 October 2005, losing $7.90 (1.67%) against the previous session's close of $473.00.
At $465.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $14.95 on 31 October 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 31 October 2005 18k gold was worth about $11.21 per gram and 14k about $8.72 per gram, against $14.95 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.6 on 31 October 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 2.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-10-11.