Distance from the record
This close sat 42.28% 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 6 August 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,090.20 per troy ounce on 6 August 2015, up $4.500 (0.41%) from the previous close of $1,085.70.
This close sat 42.28% 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 $1,306.70, making this a -16.57% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,090.20 per troy ounce on 6 August 2015. That is $4.50 higher than the previous close of $1,085.70, a move of 0.41%.
The gold price rose on 6 August 2015, gaining $4.50 (0.41%) against the previous session's close of $1,085.70.
At $1,090.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.05 on 6 August 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 August 2015 18k gold was worth about $26.29 per gram and 14k about $20.45 per gram, against $35.05 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.3 on 6 August 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 6 August 2015, gold was around $1,172.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,090.20 is a loss of 7.1% over the month.
A year before 6 August 2015, gold was around $1,306.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,090.20 therefore represents a fall of 16.6% over twelve months.
It closed 42.28% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.