Distance from the record
This close sat 34.09% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 22 October 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,244.80 per troy ounce on 22 October 2014, down $6.200 (0.50%) from the previous close of $1,251.00.
This close sat 34.09% 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 $1,342.50, making this a -7.28% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,244.80 per troy ounce on 22 October 2014. That is $6.20 lower than the previous close of $1,251.00, a move of -0.50%.
The gold price fell on 22 October 2014, losing $6.20 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $1,251.00.
At $1,244.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.02 on 22 October 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 October 2014 18k gold was worth about $30.02 per gram and 14k about $23.35 per gram, against $40.02 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.4 on 22 October 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 34.09% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.