Distance from the record
This close sat 36.56% 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 October 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 3 October 2014
Gold closed at $1,198.10 per troy ounce on 30 October 2014, down $26.20 (2.14%) from the previous close of $1,224.30.
Gold lost 2.14% 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 36.56% 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 $1,349.00, making this a -11.19% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,198.10 per troy ounce on 30 October 2014. That is $26.20 lower than the previous close of $1,224.30, a move of -2.14%.
The gold price fell on 30 October 2014, losing $26.20 (2.14%) against the previous session's close of $1,224.30.
At $1,198.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.52 on 30 October 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 October 2014 18k gold was worth about $28.89 per gram and 14k about $22.47 per gram, against $38.52 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.1 on 30 October 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 October 2014, gold was around $1,228.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,198.10 is a loss of 2.5% over the week.
It closed 36.56% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.