Distance from the record
This close sat 7.23% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 15 October 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,903.20 per troy ounce on 15 October 2020, up $1.900 (0.10%) from the previous close of $1,901.30.
Gold barely moved, closing within 0.10% 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 7.23% 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 $1,477.60, making this a +28.80% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,903.20 per troy ounce on 15 October 2020. That is $1.90 higher than the previous close of $1,901.30, a move of 0.10%.
The gold price rose on 15 October 2020, gaining $1.90 (0.10%) against the previous session's close of $1,901.30.
At $1,903.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $61.19 on 15 October 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 October 2020 18k gold was worth about $45.89 per gram and 14k about $35.69 per gram, against $61.19 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.7 on 15 October 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 15 October 2020, gold was around $1,477.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,903.20 therefore represents a rise of 28.8% over twelve months.
It closed 7.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.