Distance from the record
This close sat 20.25% 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 September 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 22 August 2019
Gold closed at $1,506.20 per troy ounce on 6 September 2019, down $9.200 (0.61%) from the previous close of $1,515.40.
This close sat 20.25% 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 $1,197.90, making this a +25.74% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,506.20 per troy ounce on 6 September 2019. That is $9.20 lower than the previous close of $1,515.40, a move of -0.61%.
The gold price fell on 6 September 2019, losing $9.20 (0.61%) against the previous session's close of $1,515.40.
At $1,506.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.43 on 6 September 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 September 2019 18k gold was worth about $36.32 per gram and 14k about $28.25 per gram, against $48.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 83.8 on 6 September 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 83.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 6 September 2019, gold was around $1,197.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,506.20 therefore represents a rise of 25.7% over twelve months.
It closed 20.25% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.