Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 5 October 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,016.70 per troy ounce on 5 October 2009, up $13.50 (1.35%) from the previous close of $1,003.20.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.21% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-10-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $828.90, making this a +22.66% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,016.70 per troy ounce on 5 October 2009. That is $13.50 higher than the previous close of $1,003.20, a move of 1.35%.
The gold price rose on 5 October 2009, gaining $13.50 (1.35%) against the previous session's close of $1,003.20.
At $1,016.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $32.69 on 5 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 October 2009 18k gold was worth about $24.52 per gram and 14k about $19.07 per gram, against $32.69 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.6 on 5 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 October 2009, gold was around $992.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,016.70 is a gain of 2.4% over the week.
A year before 5 October 2009, gold was around $828.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,016.70 therefore represents a rise of 22.7% over twelve months.
It closed 2.21% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-10-01.