Distance from the record
This close sat 39.74% 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 25 August 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,138.20 per troy ounce on 25 August 2015, down $15.20 (1.32%) from the previous close of $1,153.40.
This close sat 39.74% 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 $1,277.30, making this a -10.89% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,138.20 per troy ounce on 25 August 2015. That is $15.20 lower than the previous close of $1,153.40, a move of -1.32%.
The gold price fell on 25 August 2015, losing $15.20 (1.32%) against the previous session's close of $1,153.40.
At $1,138.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.59 on 25 August 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 August 2015 18k gold was worth about $27.45 per gram and 14k about $21.35 per gram, against $36.59 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.9 on 25 August 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.9 ounces of silver.
It closed 39.74% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.