Distance from the record
This close sat 6.24% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 9 March 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $545.50 per troy ounce on 9 March 2006, up $3.000 (0.55%) from the previous close of $542.50.
This close sat 6.24% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $442.10, making this a +23.39% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $545.50 per troy ounce on 9 March 2006. That is $3.00 higher than the previous close of $542.50, a move of 0.55%.
The gold price rose on 9 March 2006, gaining $3.00 (0.55%) against the previous session's close of $542.50.
At $545.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $17.54 on 9 March 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 March 2006 18k gold was worth about $13.15 per gram and 14k about $10.23 per gram, against $17.54 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.1 on 9 March 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 March 2006, gold was around $568.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $545.50 is a loss of 4.0% over the week.
A year before 9 March 2006, gold was around $442.10 per troy ounce. The close of $545.50 therefore represents a rise of 23.4% over twelve months.
It closed 6.24% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-03-01.