Distance from the record
This close sat 33.57% 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 29 January 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 14 January 2015
Gold closed at $1,254.60 per troy ounce on 29 January 2015, down $31.30 (2.43%) from the previous close of $1,285.90.
Gold lost 2.43% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 33.57% 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 $1,262.20, making this a -0.60% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,254.60 per troy ounce on 29 January 2015. That is $31.30 lower than the previous close of $1,285.90, a move of -2.43%.
The gold price fell on 29 January 2015, losing $31.30 (2.43%) against the previous session's close of $1,285.90.
At $1,254.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.34 on 29 January 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 January 2015 18k gold was worth about $30.25 per gram and 14k about $23.53 per gram, against $40.34 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.9 on 29 January 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 January 2015, gold was around $1,300.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,254.60 is a loss of 3.5% over the week.
A month before 29 January 2015, gold was around $1,181.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,254.60 is a gain of 6.2% over the month.
It closed 33.57% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.