Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 January 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 16 January 2015
Gold closed at $1,279.40 per troy ounce on 26 January 2015, down $13.20 (1.02%) from the previous close of $1,292.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 32.26% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 7 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,264.50, making this a +1.18% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,279.40 per troy ounce on 26 January 2015. That is $13.20 lower than the previous close of $1,292.60, a move of -1.02%.
The gold price fell on 26 January 2015, losing $13.20 (1.02%) against the previous session's close of $1,292.60.
At $1,279.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.13 on 26 January 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 January 2015 18k gold was worth about $30.85 per gram and 14k about $23.99 per gram, against $41.13 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.2 on 26 January 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 26 January 2015, gold was around $1,195.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,279.40 is a gain of 7.0% over the month.
It closed 32.26% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.