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 17 August 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,118.60 per troy ounce on 17 August 2015, up $5.700 (0.51%) from the previous close of $1,112.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 40.77% 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 $1,304.50, making this a -14.25% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,118.60 per troy ounce on 17 August 2015. That is $5.70 higher than the previous close of $1,112.90, a move of 0.51%.
The gold price rose on 17 August 2015, gaining $5.70 (0.51%) against the previous session's close of $1,112.90.
At $1,118.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.96 on 17 August 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 August 2015 18k gold was worth about $26.97 per gram and 14k about $20.98 per gram, against $35.96 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.1 on 17 August 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 17 August 2015, gold was around $1,304.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,118.60 therefore represents a fall of 14.3% over twelve months.
It closed 40.77% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.