Distance from the record
This close sat 34.67% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 6 February 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 12 January 2015
Gold closed at $1,233.90 per troy ounce on 6 February 2015, down $28.10 (2.23%) from the previous close of $1,262.00.
Gold lost 2.23% 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 34.67% 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 $1,257.60, making this a -1.88% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,233.90 per troy ounce on 6 February 2015. That is $28.10 lower than the previous close of $1,262.00, a move of -2.23%.
The gold price fell on 6 February 2015, losing $28.10 (2.23%) against the previous session's close of $1,262.00.
At $1,233.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.67 on 6 February 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 February 2015 18k gold was worth about $29.75 per gram and 14k about $23.14 per gram, against $39.67 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.0 on 6 February 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 February 2015, gold was around $1,278.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,233.90 is a loss of 3.5% over the week.
It closed 34.67% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.