Distance from the record
This close sat 13.86% 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 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,767.20 per troy ounce on 15 October 2021, down $29.50 (1.64%) from the previous close of $1,796.70.
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 13.86% 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 $1,903.20, making this a -7.15% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,767.20 per troy ounce on 15 October 2021. That is $29.50 lower than the previous close of $1,796.70, a move of -1.64%.
The gold price fell on 15 October 2021, losing $29.50 (1.64%) against the previous session's close of $1,796.70.
At $1,767.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $56.82 on 15 October 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 October 2021 18k gold was worth about $42.61 per gram and 14k about $33.14 per gram, against $56.82 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.8 on 15 October 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 13.86% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.