Distance from the record
This close sat 42.52% 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 24 July 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 10 February 2010
Gold closed at $1,085.60 per troy ounce on 24 July 2015, down $8.400 (0.77%) from the previous close of $1,094.00.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
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 42.52% 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 $1,290.60, making this a -15.88% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,085.60 per troy ounce on 24 July 2015. That is $8.40 lower than the previous close of $1,094.00, a move of -0.77%.
The gold price fell on 24 July 2015, losing $8.40 (0.77%) against the previous session's close of $1,094.00.
At $1,085.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $34.90 on 24 July 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 July 2015 18k gold was worth about $26.18 per gram and 14k about $20.36 per gram, against $34.90 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.0 on 24 July 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 24 July 2015, gold was around $1,131.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,085.60 is a loss of 4.1% over the week.
A month before 24 July 2015, gold was around $1,172.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,085.60 is a loss of 7.4% over the month.
A year before 24 July 2015, gold was around $1,290.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,085.60 therefore represents a fall of 15.9% over twelve months.
It closed 42.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.