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This page is a historical record of the gold price in October 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold ranged between $562.00 and $604.70 per troy ounce during October 2006, averaging $585.81 across 22 trading days. It finished the period at $604.10, up 0.92% from $598.60.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of October 2006 was 13 October 2006 at +2.17%, and the weakest 3 October 2006 at -3.58%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $465.10, making this a +29.89% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2006 | $597.70 | −$0.900 |
| 3 October 2006 | $576.30 | −$21.40 |
| 4 October 2006 | $562.00 | −$14.30 |
| 5 October 2006 | $571.00 | +$9.000 |
| 6 October 2006 | $572.40 | +$1.400 |
| 9 October 2006 | $578.40 | +$6.000 |
| 10 October 2006 | $571.90 | −$6.500 |
| 11 October 2006 | $572.30 | +$0.400 |
| 12 October 2006 | $576.30 | +$4.000 |
| 13 October 2006 | $588.80 | +$12.50 |
| 16 October 2006 | $594.70 | +$5.900 |
| 17 October 2006 | $589.70 | −$5.000 |
| 18 October 2006 | $588.90 | −$0.800 |
| 19 October 2006 | $599.00 | +$10.10 |
| 20 October 2006 | $593.00 | −$6.000 |
| 23 October 2006 | $579.70 | −$13.30 |
| 24 October 2006 | $584.40 | +$4.700 |
| 25 October 2006 | $587.60 | +$3.200 |
| 26 October 2006 | $596.80 | +$9.200 |
| 27 October 2006 | $598.20 | +$1.400 |
| 30 October 2006 | $604.70 | +$6.500 |
| 31 October 2006 | $604.10 | −$0.600 |
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 October 2006 at $604.10 per troy ounce, having risen $5.50 (0.92%) over the month. It has traded between $562.00 and $604.70 across 22 trading days.
The average gold closing price in October 2006 was $585.81 per troy ounce, calculated across all 22 trading days in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of October 2006 at $604.70 per troy ounce on 30 October 2006.
The lowest gold close in October 2006 was $562.00 per troy ounce on 4 October 2006.
Gold rose during October 2006. It entered the month at $598.60 and closed at $604.10, a change of 0.92%.
Gold closed higher on 13 sessions and lower on 9 during October 2006. The strongest session was 13 October 2006 (+2.17%) and the weakest 3 October 2006 (-3.58%).
Daily closes in October 2006 varied with a standard deviation of 1.46% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 7.6% ($562.00 to $604.70).
At the October 2006 close of $604.10 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $19.42 per gram and $19,422.27 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 50.6 through October 2006 and finished the month near 49.5. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $465.10 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of October 2006. Closing at $604.10 makes that a gain of 29.9% year on year.