Distance from the record
This close sat 39.00% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 12 March 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,152.10 per troy ounce on 12 March 2015, up $1.400 (0.12%) from the previous close of $1,150.70.
Gold barely moved, closing within 0.12% of the previous session. Flat days are the majority of any price series and are most useful as the baseline the notable days are measured against.
This close sat 39.00% 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 $1,370.30, making this a -15.92% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,152.10 per troy ounce on 12 March 2015. That is $1.40 higher than the previous close of $1,150.70, a move of 0.12%.
The gold price rose on 12 March 2015, gaining $1.40 (0.12%) against the previous session's close of $1,150.70.
At $1,152.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.04 on 12 March 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 March 2015 18k gold was worth about $27.78 per gram and 14k about $21.61 per gram, against $37.04 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.4 on 12 March 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 March 2015, gold was around $1,195.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,152.10 is a loss of 3.7% over the week.
A month before 12 March 2015, gold was around $1,220.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,152.10 is a loss of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 12 March 2015, gold was around $1,370.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,152.10 therefore represents a fall of 15.9% over twelve months.
It closed 39.00% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.