Distance from the record
This close sat 17.02% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 15 July 2022, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 March 2021
Gold closed at $1,702.40 per troy ounce on 15 July 2022, down $2.100 (0.12%) from the previous close of $1,704.50.
Gold had not closed this low for about a year. Breaking below a level held that long is the kind of move that tends to set the tone for the sessions that follow.
This close sat 17.02% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,828.40, making this a -6.89% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,702.40 per troy ounce on 15 July 2022. That is $2.10 lower than the previous close of $1,704.50, a move of -0.12%.
The gold price fell on 15 July 2022, losing $2.10 (0.12%) against the previous session's close of $1,704.50.
At $1,702.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $54.73 on 15 July 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 July 2022 18k gold was worth about $41.05 per gram and 14k about $31.93 per gram, against $54.73 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 91.8 on 15 July 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 91.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 July 2022, gold was around $1,740.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,702.40 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 15 July 2022, gold was around $1,815.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,702.40 is a loss of 6.2% over the month.
It closed 17.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.