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This page is a historical record of the gold price in January 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold ranged between $526.30 and $570.80 per troy ounce during January 2006, averaging $550.97 across 20 trading days. It finished the period at $570.80, up 10.38% from $517.10.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of January 2006 was 19 January 2006 at +2.70%, and the weakest 18 January 2006 at -1.75%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $421.80, making this a +35.32% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2006 | $530.70 | +$13.60 |
| 4 January 2006 | $533.90 | +$3.200 |
| 5 January 2006 | $526.30 | −$7.600 |
| 6 January 2006 | $539.70 | +$13.40 |
| 9 January 2006 | $549.10 | +$9.400 |
| 10 January 2006 | $544.30 | −$4.800 |
| 11 January 2006 | $548.80 | +$4.500 |
| 12 January 2006 | $548.30 | −$0.500 |
| 13 January 2006 | $556.10 | +$7.800 |
| 17 January 2006 | $553.40 | −$2.700 |
| 18 January 2006 | $543.70 | −$9.700 |
| 19 January 2006 | $558.40 | +$14.70 |
| 20 January 2006 | $553.50 | −$4.900 |
| 23 January 2006 | $558.30 | +$4.800 |
| 24 January 2006 | $557.70 | −$0.600 |
| 25 January 2006 | $562.20 | +$4.500 |
| 26 January 2006 | $559.70 | −$2.500 |
| 27 January 2006 | $558.70 | −$1.000 |
| 30 January 2006 | $565.80 | +$7.100 |
| 31 January 2006 | $570.80 | +$5.000 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold finished January 2006 at $570.80 per troy ounce, having risen $53.70 (10.38%) over the month. It has traded between $526.30 and $570.80 across 20 trading days.
The average gold closing price in January 2006 was $550.97 per troy ounce, calculated across all 20 trading days in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of January 2006 at $570.80 per troy ounce on 31 January 2006.
The lowest gold close in January 2006 was $526.30 per troy ounce on 5 January 2006.
Gold rose during January 2006. It entered the month at $517.10 and closed at $570.80, a change of 10.38%.
Gold closed higher on 11 sessions and lower on 9 during January 2006. The strongest session was 19 January 2006 (+2.70%) and the weakest 18 January 2006 (-1.75%).
Daily closes in January 2006 varied with a standard deviation of 1.31% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 8.5% ($526.30 to $570.80).
At the January 2006 close of $570.80 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $18.35 per gram and $18,351.65 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 60.1 through January 2006 and finished the month near 57.9. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $421.80 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of January 2006. Closing at $570.80 makes that a gain of 35.3% year on year.