Distance from the record
This close sat 42.21% 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 22 July 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 24 March 2010
Gold closed at $1,091.40 per troy ounce on 22 July 2015, down $12.00 (1.09%) from the previous close of $1,103.40.
Gold had not closed this low for about 5 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 42.21% 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 $1,306.10, making this a -16.44% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,091.40 per troy ounce on 22 July 2015. That is $12.00 lower than the previous close of $1,103.40, a move of -1.09%.
The gold price fell on 22 July 2015, losing $12.00 (1.09%) against the previous session's close of $1,103.40.
At $1,091.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.09 on 22 July 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 July 2015 18k gold was worth about $26.32 per gram and 14k about $20.47 per gram, against $35.09 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.2 on 22 July 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 July 2015, gold was around $1,147.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,091.40 is a loss of 4.9% over the week.
A month before 22 July 2015, gold was around $1,183.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,091.40 is a loss of 7.8% over the month.
A year before 22 July 2015, gold was around $1,306.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,091.40 therefore represents a fall of 16.4% over twelve months.
This close was session 10 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 42.21% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.