Distance from the record
This close sat 40.84% 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 17 September 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,117.30 per troy ounce on 17 September 2015, down $1.900 (0.17%) from the previous close of $1,119.20.
This close sat 40.84% 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 $1,234.40, making this a -9.49% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,117.30 per troy ounce on 17 September 2015. That is $1.90 lower than the previous close of $1,119.20, a move of -0.17%.
The gold price fell on 17 September 2015, losing $1.90 (0.17%) against the previous session's close of $1,119.20.
At $1,117.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.92 on 17 September 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 September 2015 18k gold was worth about $26.94 per gram and 14k about $20.95 per gram, against $35.92 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.6 on 17 September 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 40.84% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.