Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 October 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 8 September 2014
Gold closed at $1,251.00 per troy ounce on 21 October 2014, up $7.000 (0.56%) from the previous close of $1,244.00.
Notable session: highest close of the month.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 33.76% 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 $1,315.70, making this a -4.92% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,251.00 per troy ounce on 21 October 2014. That is $7.00 higher than the previous close of $1,244.00, a move of 0.56%.
The gold price rose on 21 October 2014, gaining $7.00 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,244.00.
At $1,251.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.22 on 21 October 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 October 2014 18k gold was worth about $30.17 per gram and 14k about $23.46 per gram, against $40.22 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.5 on 21 October 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 33.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.