Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 15 October 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $282.10 per troy ounce on 15 October 2001, down $2.800 (0.98%) from the previous close of $284.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 3.82% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2001-09-26.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $272.40, making this a +3.56% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $282.10 per troy ounce on 15 October 2001. That is $2.80 lower than the previous close of $284.90, a move of -0.98%.
The gold price fell on 15 October 2001, losing $2.80 (0.98%) against the previous session's close of $284.90.
At $282.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $9.07 on 15 October 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 October 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.80 per gram and 14k about $5.29 per gram, against $9.07 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.5 on 15 October 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 October 2001, gold was around $292.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $282.10 is a loss of 3.5% over the week.
It closed 3.82% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2001-09-26.