Distance from the record
This close sat 39.26% 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 October 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 8 October 2015
Gold closed at $1,147.20 per troy ounce on 29 October 2015, down $29.90 (2.54%) from the previous close of $1,177.10.
Gold lost 2.54% 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 39.26% 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 $1,224.30, making this a -6.30% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,147.20 per troy ounce on 29 October 2015. That is $29.90 lower than the previous close of $1,177.10, a move of -2.54%.
The gold price fell on 29 October 2015, losing $29.90 (2.54%) against the previous session's close of $1,177.10.
At $1,147.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.88 on 29 October 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 October 2015 18k gold was worth about $27.66 per gram and 14k about $21.52 per gram, against $36.88 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.8 on 29 October 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 39.26% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.