Distance from the record
This close sat 44.18% 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 2 December 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 February 2010
Gold closed at $1,054.20 per troy ounce on 2 December 2015, down $6.100 (0.58%) from the previous close of $1,060.30.
Gold had not closed this low for about 6 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 44.18% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 250 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,199.20, making this a -12.09% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,054.20 per troy ounce on 2 December 2015. That is $6.10 lower than the previous close of $1,060.30, a move of -0.58%.
The gold price fell on 2 December 2015, losing $6.10 (0.58%) against the previous session's close of $1,060.30.
At $1,054.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $33.89 on 2 December 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 2 December 2015 18k gold was worth about $25.42 per gram and 14k about $19.77 per gram, against $33.89 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.4 on 2 December 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 2 December 2015, gold was around $1,135.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,054.20 is a loss of 7.2% over the month.
A year before 2 December 2015, gold was around $1,199.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,054.20 therefore represents a fall of 12.1% over twelve months.
It closed 44.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.