Gold price in September 2009: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold closed September 2009 at $1,008.00 an ounce, up 5.92% on the month. The highest close was $1,018.90 on 16 Sep and the lowest $954.70 on 1 Sep. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, September 2009 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = August 2009 close ($951.70); larger dots = new all-time-high closes.
Daily gold prices in September 2009 (21 trading days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Sep | $954.20 | $956.50 | $948.70 | $954.70 | +$3.00 | +0.32% |
| Wed 2 Sep best day | $954.00 | $978.80 | $954.00 | $976.60 | +$21.90 | +2.29% |
| Thu 3 Sep | $978.10 | $995.80 | $978.10 | $995.80 | +$19.20 | +1.97% |
| Fri 4 Sep | $992.60 | $995.00 | $985.50 | $994.90 | −$0.90 | −0.09% |
| Tue 8 Sep | $993.50 | $1,006.90 | $993.20 | $997.90 | +$3.00 | +0.30% |
| Wed 9 Sep | $1,002.00 | $1,002.80 | $988.80 | $995.30 | −$2.60 | −0.26% |
| Thu 10 Sep | $996.20 | $997.20 | $987.30 | $995.40 | +$0.10 | +0.01% |
| Fri 11 Sep ATH | $999.70 | $1,011.90 | $999.70 | $1,004.90 | +$9.50 | +0.95% |
| Mon 14 Sep | $1,002.90 | $1,003.80 | $998.50 | $999.90 | −$5.00 | −0.50% |
| Tue 15 Sep ATH | $998.00 | $1,008.00 | $994.90 | $1,005.00 | +$5.10 | +0.51% |
| Wed 16 Sep ATH | $1,014.70 | $1,019.80 | $1,014.70 | $1,018.90 | +$13.90 | +1.38% |
| Thu 17 Sep | $1,017.20 | $1,019.50 | $1,011.60 | $1,012.30 | −$6.60 | −0.65% |
| Fri 18 Sep | $1,013.90 | $1,017.60 | $1,009.20 | $1,009.20 | −$3.10 | −0.31% |
| Mon 21 Sep | $1,003.70 | $1,003.70 | $998.00 | $1,003.70 | −$5.50 | −0.54% |
| Tue 22 Sep | $1,011.50 | $1,019.40 | $1,011.50 | $1,014.20 | +$10.50 | +1.05% |
| Wed 23 Sep | $1,014.40 | $1,015.20 | $1,008.20 | $1,013.00 | −$1.20 | −0.12% |
| Thu 24 Sep worst day | $1,015.00 | $1,015.00 | $993.90 | $997.50 | −$15.50 | −1.53% |
| Fri 25 Sep | $997.30 | $997.40 | $986.70 | $990.20 | −$7.30 | −0.73% |
| Mon 28 Sep | $993.20 | $993.20 | $991.40 | $992.50 | +$2.30 | +0.23% |
| Tue 29 Sep | $990.50 | $995.70 | $984.70 | $993.10 | +$0.60 | +0.06% |
| Wed 30 Sep | $992.50 | $1,009.00 | $992.50 | $1,008.00 | +$14.90 | +1.50% |
Close = COMEX gold futures settlement in US dollars per troy ounce; change is against the previous trading day's close.
Monthly open, high, low and close
| September 2009 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $954.70 | $1,018.90 | $954.70 | $1,008.00 | +5.92% |
| Intraday | $954.20 | $1,019.80 16 Sep | $948.70 1 Sep | $1,008.00 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2009 page and the monthly returns heatmap). Intraday: the highest and lowest traded prices in the daily bars.
Source: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) daily settlements and intraday bars via Yahoo Finance; US CPI (FRED CPIAUCSL) for the inflation adjustment; World Bank Pink Sheet for the monthly London average. Figures are final settlements; sources may occasionally revise historical data.
Gold in September 2009: summary
Gold set 3 new all-time-high closes in September 2009, the highest at $1,018.90 on 16 September 2009, the first record close since 18 March 2008 (1.5 years earlier). Gold rose 5.92% in September 2009, settling the month at $1,008.00 an ounce against $951.70 at the end of August 2009. Settlement prices ranged from $954.70 on 1 September 2009 to $1,018.90 on 16 September 2009, a spread of $64.20 (6.7%), narrower than the 11.5% average of the previous 12 months. Gold closed higher on 12 of 21 trading days and lower on 9; the strongest session was 2 September 2009 (+2.29%) and the weakest 24 September 2009 (−1.53%).
How September 2009 compares
- Against other Septembers: at +5.92%, September 2009 ranks 5th of 27 Septembers since 2000 (best first).
- Against every month: it ranks 52nd of 313 months since September 2000, better than 84% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $64.20, or 6.7% of the opening level, 0.6× the 11.5% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 0.73% (up or down), against 1.43% over the previous 12 months, so September 2009 was calmer than usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 3 days and the longest run of lower closes 3 days.
- Bigger picture: at the month-end close gold was +14.08% for 2009 to the end of September and +15.31% over 12 months (against the September 2008 close of $874.20).
- Average price: the mean of the 21 daily closes was $998.71; the World Bank's monthly average of the London (LBMA) price was $997.00.
Across the other 26 completed Septembers since 2000, gold averaged +0.21% and rose in 12 of them (46%). September 2009 beat that average by 5.7 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Septembers side by side.
September 2009 in today's dollars
Adjusted for US consumer-price inflation, the $1,008.00 closing price equals about $1,570 in September 2026 dollars (CPI 215.9 in September 2009 against 336.3 in September 2026, FRED series CPIAUCSL), 56% more than the nominal figure. The gold price history hub restates every year's close on the same basis, and the all-time-high tracker lists every record close in nominal dollars.
Gold price by month in 2009
The gold price in 2009 page has the year's open, high, low and close, and the monthly archive on the gold price history hub explains how these month pages are built.
Frequently asked questions
What was the gold price in September 2009?
Gold closed September 2009 at $1,008.00 an ounce (COMEX settlement). It opened the month at $954.70 and averaged $998.71 across 21 trading days; the World Bank’s London average for the month was $997.00.
Did gold go up in September 2009?
Yes. Gold was up 5.92% in September 2009, from $951.70 at the end of August 2009 to $1,008.00. It closed higher on 12 of 21 days. Among Septembers since 2000 it ranks 5th of 27 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in September 2009?
The highest close was $1,018.90 on 16 September 2009. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $1,019.80 on 16 September 2009. It was a new all-time-high close.
What was the lowest gold price in September 2009?
The lowest close was $954.70 on 1 September 2009, $64.20 (6.7%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $948.70 on 1 September 2009.
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