Distance from the record
This close sat 5.18% 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 9 November 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,790.90 per troy ounce on 9 November 2011, down $7.500 (0.42%) from the previous close of $1,798.40.
This close sat 5.18% 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 $1,409.80, making this a +27.03% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,790.90 per troy ounce on 9 November 2011. That is $7.50 lower than the previous close of $1,798.40, a move of -0.42%.
The gold price fell on 9 November 2011, losing $7.50 (0.42%) against the previous session's close of $1,798.40.
At $1,790.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $57.58 on 9 November 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 November 2011 18k gold was worth about $43.18 per gram and 14k about $33.59 per gram, against $57.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.1 on 9 November 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 November 2011, gold was around $1,728.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,790.90 is a gain of 3.6% over the week.
A month before 9 November 2011, gold was around $1,634.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,790.90 is a gain of 9.6% over the month.
A year before 9 November 2011, gold was around $1,409.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,790.90 therefore represents a rise of 27.0% over twelve months.
It closed 5.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.