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 21 December 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 4 December 2015
Gold closed at $1,081.90 per troy ounce on 21 December 2015, up $15.70 (1.47%) from the previous close of $1,066.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 42.72% 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 $1,195.90, making this a -9.53% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,081.90 per troy ounce on 21 December 2015. That is $15.70 higher than the previous close of $1,066.20, a move of 1.47%.
The gold price rose on 21 December 2015, gaining $15.70 (1.47%) against the previous session's close of $1,066.20.
At $1,081.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $34.78 on 21 December 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 December 2015 18k gold was worth about $26.09 per gram and 14k about $20.29 per gram, against $34.78 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.7 on 21 December 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 42.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.