Distance from the record
This close sat 40.93% 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 13 August 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,115.70 per troy ounce on 13 August 2015, down $7.500 (0.67%) from the previous close of $1,123.20.
This close sat 40.93% 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 $1,312.80, making this a -15.01% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,115.70 per troy ounce on 13 August 2015. That is $7.50 lower than the previous close of $1,123.20, a move of -0.67%.
The gold price fell on 13 August 2015, losing $7.50 (0.67%) against the previous session's close of $1,123.20.
At $1,115.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.87 on 13 August 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 August 2015 18k gold was worth about $26.90 per gram and 14k about $20.92 per gram, against $35.87 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.5 on 13 August 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 August 2015, gold was around $1,090.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,115.70 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A year before 13 August 2015, gold was around $1,312.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,115.70 therefore represents a fall of 15.0% over twelve months.
It closed 40.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.