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 6 January 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,091.90 per troy ounce on 6 January 2016, up $13.50 (1.25%) from the previous close of $1,078.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 42.19% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 241 of 248 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,219.30, making this a -10.45% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,091.90 per troy ounce on 6 January 2016. That is $13.50 higher than the previous close of $1,078.40, a move of 1.25%.
The gold price rose on 6 January 2016, gaining $13.50 (1.25%) against the previous session's close of $1,078.40.
At $1,091.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.11 on 6 January 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 January 2016 18k gold was worth about $26.33 per gram and 14k about $20.48 per gram, against $35.11 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.2 on 6 January 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 January 2016, gold was around $1,060.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,091.90 is a gain of 3.0% over the week.
It closed 42.19% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.