Highest closing price since 1 June 2015
Gold closed at $1,141.50 per troy ounce on 1 October 2015, up $26.00 (2.33%) from the previous close of $1,115.50.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,171.10, making this a -2.53% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,141.50 per troy ounce on 1 October 2015. That is $26.00 higher than the previous close of $1,115.50, a move of 2.33%.
The gold price rose on 1 October 2015, gaining $26.00 (2.33%) against the previous session's close of $1,115.50.
At $1,141.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.70 on 1 October 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 1 October 2015 18k gold was worth about $27.53 per gram and 14k about $21.41 per gram, against $36.70 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.3 on 1 October 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 October 2015, gold was around $1,115.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,141.50 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 1 October 2015, gold was around $1,115.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,141.50 is a gain of 2.3% over the month.
A year before 1 October 2015, gold was around $1,171.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,141.50 therefore represents a fall of 2.5% over twelve months.