Distance from the record
This close sat 43.38% 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 23 December 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,069.40 per troy ounce on 23 December 2015, down $5.400 (0.50%) from the previous close of $1,074.80.
This close sat 43.38% 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 $1,177.90, making this a -9.21% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,069.40 per troy ounce on 23 December 2015. That is $5.40 lower than the previous close of $1,074.80, a move of -0.50%.
The gold price fell on 23 December 2015, losing $5.40 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $1,074.80.
At $1,069.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $34.38 on 23 December 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 December 2015 18k gold was worth about $25.79 per gram and 14k about $20.06 per gram, against $34.38 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.9 on 23 December 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.9 ounces of silver.
It closed 43.38% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.