Distance from the record
This close sat 19.76% 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 September 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 22 August 2019
Gold closed at $1,515.40 per troy ounce on 5 September 2019, down $34.90 (2.25%) from the previous close of $1,550.30.
Gold lost 2.25% 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 19.76% 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 $1,194.90, making this a +26.82% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,515.40 per troy ounce on 5 September 2019. That is $34.90 lower than the previous close of $1,550.30, a move of -2.25%.
The gold price fell on 5 September 2019, losing $34.90 (2.25%) against the previous session's close of $1,550.30.
At $1,515.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.72 on 5 September 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 September 2019 18k gold was worth about $36.54 per gram and 14k about $28.42 per gram, against $48.72 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 81.2 on 5 September 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 81.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 5 September 2019, gold was around $1,194.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,515.40 therefore represents a rise of 26.8% over twelve months.
It closed 19.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.