Distance from the record
This close sat 40.08% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 17 July 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 31 March 2010
Gold closed at $1,131.80 per troy ounce on 17 July 2015, down $12.00 (1.05%) from the previous close of $1,143.80.
Gold had not closed this low for about 5 years. Breaking below a level held that long is the kind of move that tends to set the tone for the sessions that follow.
This close sat 40.08% 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 $1,316.70, making this a -14.04% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,131.80 per troy ounce on 17 July 2015. That is $12.00 lower than the previous close of $1,143.80, a move of -1.05%.
The gold price fell on 17 July 2015, losing $12.00 (1.05%) against the previous session's close of $1,143.80.
At $1,131.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.39 on 17 July 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 July 2015 18k gold was worth about $27.29 per gram and 14k about $21.23 per gram, against $36.39 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.4 on 17 July 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 July 2015, gold was around $1,157.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,131.80 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A year before 17 July 2015, gold was around $1,316.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,131.80 therefore represents a fall of 14.0% over twelve months.
This close was session 7 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 40.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.