Distance from the record
This close sat 15.50% 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 9 June 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 13 April 2006
Gold closed at $608.20 per troy ounce on 9 June 2006, down $0.900 (0.15%) from the previous close of $609.10.
This close extended a run of 4 consecutive sessions of losses. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This close sat 15.50% 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 $424.20, making this a +43.38% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $608.20 per troy ounce on 9 June 2006. That is $0.90 lower than the previous close of $609.10, a move of -0.15%.
The gold price fell on 9 June 2006, losing $0.90 (0.15%) against the previous session's close of $609.10.
At $608.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $19.55 on 9 June 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 June 2006 18k gold was worth about $14.67 per gram and 14k about $11.41 per gram, against $19.55 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.4 on 9 June 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 June 2006, gold was around $635.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $608.20 is a loss of 4.3% over the week.
A month before 9 June 2006, gold was around $699.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $608.20 is a loss of 13.0% over the month.
A year before 9 June 2006, gold was around $424.20 per troy ounce. The close of $608.20 therefore represents a rise of 43.4% over twelve months.
This close was session 4 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 15.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.