Distance from the record
This close sat 42.21% 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 15 January 2016, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,091.50 per troy ounce on 15 January 2016, up $17.60 (1.64%) from the previous close of $1,073.90.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 42.21% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 242 of 248 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,264.70, making this a -13.69% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,091.50 per troy ounce on 15 January 2016. That is $17.60 higher than the previous close of $1,073.90, a move of 1.64%.
The gold price rose on 15 January 2016, gaining $17.60 (1.64%) against the previous session's close of $1,073.90.
At $1,091.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.09 on 15 January 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 January 2016 18k gold was worth about $26.32 per gram and 14k about $20.47 per gram, against $35.09 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.6 on 15 January 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 15 January 2016, gold was around $1,264.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,091.50 therefore represents a fall of 13.7% over twelve months.
It closed 42.21% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.