Distance from the record
This close sat 20.48% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 6 October 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $572.40 per troy ounce on 6 October 2006, up $1.400 (0.25%) from the previous close of $571.00.
This close sat 20.48% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $471.90, making this a +21.30% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $572.40 per troy ounce on 6 October 2006. That is $1.40 higher than the previous close of $571.00, a move of 0.25%.
The gold price rose on 6 October 2006, gaining $1.40 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $571.00.
At $572.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $18.40 on 6 October 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 October 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.80 per gram and 14k about $10.74 per gram, against $18.40 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.6 on 6 October 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 October 2006, gold was around $598.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $572.40 is a loss of 4.4% over the week.
A month before 6 October 2006, gold was around $633.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $572.40 is a loss of 9.6% over the month.
A year before 6 October 2006, gold was around $471.90 per troy ounce. The close of $572.40 therefore represents a rise of 21.3% over twelve months.
It closed 20.48% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.