Distance from the record
This close sat 39.36% 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 5 November 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 22 April 2010
Gold closed at $1,145.40 per troy ounce on 5 November 2014, down $22.00 (1.88%) from the previous close of $1,167.40.
Gold had not closed this low for about 5 years. Breaking below a level held that long is the kind of move that tends to set the tone for the sessions that follow.
This close sat 39.36% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 253 of 254 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,308.00, making this a -12.43% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,145.40 per troy ounce on 5 November 2014. That is $22.00 lower than the previous close of $1,167.40, a move of -1.88%.
The gold price fell on 5 November 2014, losing $22.00 (1.88%) against the previous session's close of $1,167.40.
At $1,145.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.83 on 5 November 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 November 2014 18k gold was worth about $27.62 per gram and 14k about $21.48 per gram, against $36.83 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.3 on 5 November 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 November 2014, gold was around $1,224.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,145.40 is a loss of 6.4% over the week.
A year before 5 November 2014, gold was around $1,308.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,145.40 therefore represents a fall of 12.4% over twelve months.
This close was session 6 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 39.36% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.