Distance from the record
This close sat 38.37% 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 March 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 13 November 2014
Gold closed at $1,164.10 per troy ounce on 6 March 2015, down $31.80 (2.66%) from the previous close of $1,195.90.
Gold lost 2.66% 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 38.37% 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 $1,351.70, making this a -13.88% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,164.10 per troy ounce on 6 March 2015. That is $31.80 lower than the previous close of $1,195.90, a move of -2.66%.
The gold price fell on 6 March 2015, losing $31.80 (2.66%) against the previous session's close of $1,195.90.
At $1,164.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.43 on 6 March 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 March 2015 18k gold was worth about $28.07 per gram and 14k about $21.83 per gram, against $37.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.8 on 6 March 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 March 2015, gold was around $1,212.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,164.10 is a loss of 4.0% over the week.
A month before 6 March 2015, gold was around $1,233.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,164.10 is a loss of 5.7% over the month.
A year before 6 March 2015, gold was around $1,351.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,164.10 therefore represents a fall of 13.9% over twelve months.
This close was session 5 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 38.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.