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 20 October 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,178.00 per troy ounce on 20 October 2015, up $4.700 (0.40%) from the previous close of $1,173.30.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 37.63% 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 $1,244.00, making this a -5.31% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,178.00 per troy ounce on 20 October 2015. That is $4.70 higher than the previous close of $1,173.30, a move of 0.40%.
The gold price rose on 20 October 2015, gaining $4.70 (0.40%) against the previous session's close of $1,173.30.
At $1,178.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.87 on 20 October 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 October 2015 18k gold was worth about $28.41 per gram and 14k about $22.09 per gram, against $37.87 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.1 on 20 October 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 37.63% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.