Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 16 September 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,119.20 per troy ounce on 16 September 2015, up $16.40 (1.49%) from the previous close of $1,102.80.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 40.74% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,235.20, making this a -9.39% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,119.20 per troy ounce on 16 September 2015. That is $16.40 higher than the previous close of $1,102.80, a move of 1.49%.
The gold price rose on 16 September 2015, gaining $16.40 (1.49%) against the previous session's close of $1,102.80.
At $1,119.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.98 on 16 September 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 16 September 2015 18k gold was worth about $26.99 per gram and 14k about $20.99 per gram, against $35.98 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.2 on 16 September 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.2 ounces of silver.
It closed 40.74% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.