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 9 March 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $917.70 per troy ounce on 9 March 2009, down $24.40 (2.59%) from the previous close of $942.10.
Gold lost 2.59% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 8.52% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $972.20, making this a -5.61% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $917.70 per troy ounce on 9 March 2009. That is $24.40 lower than the previous close of $942.10, a move of -2.59%.
The gold price fell on 9 March 2009, losing $24.40 (2.59%) against the previous session's close of $942.10.
At $917.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.50 on 9 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 March 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.13 per gram and 14k about $17.21 per gram, against $29.50 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.9 on 9 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 March 2009, gold was around $939.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $917.70 is a loss of 2.3% over the week.
It closed 8.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.