Distance from the record
This close sat 21.10% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 6 November 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,490.20 per troy ounce on 6 November 2019, up $9.400 (0.63%) from the previous close of $1,480.80.
This close sat 21.10% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,223.80, making this a +21.77% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,490.20 per troy ounce on 6 November 2019. That is $9.40 higher than the previous close of $1,480.80, a move of 0.63%.
The gold price rose on 6 November 2019, gaining $9.40 (0.63%) against the previous session's close of $1,480.80.
At $1,490.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $47.91 on 6 November 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 November 2019 18k gold was worth about $35.93 per gram and 14k about $27.95 per gram, against $47.91 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.9 on 6 November 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.9 ounces of silver.
A year before 6 November 2019, gold was around $1,223.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,490.20 therefore represents a rise of 21.8% over twelve months.
It closed 21.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.