Distance from the record
This close sat 7.60% 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 5 March 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $927.00 per troy ounce on 5 March 2009, up $21.00 (2.32%) from the previous close of $906.00.
This was a 2.32% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for gold. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 7.60% 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 $986.20, making this a -6.00% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $927.00 per troy ounce on 5 March 2009. That is $21.00 higher than the previous close of $906.00, a move of 2.32%.
The gold price rose on 5 March 2009, gaining $21.00 (2.32%) against the previous session's close of $906.00.
At $927.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.80 on 5 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 March 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.35 per gram and 14k about $17.39 per gram, against $29.80 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.7 on 5 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 7.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.