Distance from the record
This close sat 34.81% 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 24 October 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,231.20 per troy ounce on 24 October 2014, up $2.700 (0.22%) from the previous close of $1,228.50.
This close sat 34.81% 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 $1,350.20, making this a -8.81% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,231.20 per troy ounce on 24 October 2014. That is $2.70 higher than the previous close of $1,228.50, a move of 0.22%.
The gold price rose on 24 October 2014, gaining $2.70 (0.22%) against the previous session's close of $1,228.50.
At $1,231.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.58 on 24 October 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 October 2014 18k gold was worth about $29.69 per gram and 14k about $23.09 per gram, against $39.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.8 on 24 October 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 34.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.