Distance from the record
This close sat 30.09% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 15 September 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 September 2017
Gold closed at $1,320.40 per troy ounce on 15 September 2017, down $4.300 (0.32%) from the previous close of $1,324.70.
This close sat 30.09% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 9 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,313.50, making this a +0.53% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,320.40 per troy ounce on 15 September 2017. That is $4.30 lower than the previous close of $1,324.70, a move of -0.32%.
The gold price fell on 15 September 2017, losing $4.30 (0.32%) against the previous session's close of $1,324.70.
At $1,320.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.45 on 15 September 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 September 2017 18k gold was worth about $31.84 per gram and 14k about $24.76 per gram, against $42.45 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.0 on 15 September 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.0 ounces of silver.
It closed 30.09% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.