Distance from the record
This close sat 32.31% 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 30 January 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,278.50 per troy ounce on 30 January 2015, up $23.90 (1.90%) from the previous close of $1,254.60.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 32.31% 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 8 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,242.20, making this a +2.92% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,278.50 per troy ounce on 30 January 2015. That is $23.90 higher than the previous close of $1,254.60, a move of 1.90%.
The gold price rose on 30 January 2015, gaining $23.90 (1.90%) against the previous session's close of $1,254.60.
At $1,278.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.10 on 30 January 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 January 2015 18k gold was worth about $30.83 per gram and 14k about $23.98 per gram, against $41.10 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.4 on 30 January 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 January 2015, gold was around $1,200.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,278.50 is a gain of 6.5% over the month.
It closed 32.31% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.