Distance from the record
This close sat 2.19% 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 4 June 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $981.20 per troy ounce on 4 June 2009, up $16.70 (1.73%) from the previous close of $964.50.
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 close sat 2.19% 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 $879.90, making this a +11.51% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $981.20 per troy ounce on 4 June 2009. That is $16.70 higher than the previous close of $964.50, a move of 1.73%.
The gold price rose on 4 June 2009, gaining $16.70 (1.73%) against the previous session's close of $964.50.
At $981.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $31.55 on 4 June 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 June 2009 18k gold was worth about $23.66 per gram and 14k about $18.40 per gram, against $31.55 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.8 on 4 June 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 June 2009, gold was around $961.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $981.20 is a gain of 2.0% over the week.
A month before 4 June 2009, gold was around $901.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $981.20 is a gain of 8.8% over the month.
It closed 2.19% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.