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 7 December 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 20 November 2009
Gold closed at $1,163.40 per troy ounce on 7 December 2009, down $5.400 (0.46%) from the previous close of $1,168.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 4.44% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 9 of 250 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $750.50, making this a +55.02% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,163.40 per troy ounce on 7 December 2009. That is $5.40 lower than the previous close of $1,168.80, a move of -0.46%.
The gold price fell on 7 December 2009, losing $5.40 (0.46%) against the previous session's close of $1,168.80.
At $1,163.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.40 on 7 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 7 December 2009 18k gold was worth about $28.05 per gram and 14k about $21.82 per gram, against $37.40 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.4 on 7 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 7 December 2009, gold was around $1,095.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,163.40 is a gain of 6.2% over the month.
A year before 7 December 2009, gold was around $750.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,163.40 therefore represents a rise of 55.0% over twelve months.
It closed 4.44% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.