Gold price in December 2014: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold closed December 2014 at $1,183.90 an ounce, up 0.74% on the month. The highest close was $1,231.50 on 9 Dec and the lowest $1,173.50 on 24 Dec. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, December 2014 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = November 2014 close ($1,175.20).
Daily gold prices in December 2014 (22 trading days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Dec best day | $1,160.00 | $1,220.40 | $1,141.70 | $1,218.00 | +$42.80 | +3.64% |
| Tue 2 Dec worst day | $1,212.30 | $1,212.30 | $1,191.30 | $1,199.20 | −$18.80 | −1.54% |
| Wed 3 Dec | $1,198.10 | $1,213.70 | $1,196.10 | $1,208.50 | +$9.30 | +0.78% |
| Thu 4 Dec | $1,208.20 | $1,213.00 | $1,201.60 | $1,207.50 | −$1.00 | −0.08% |
| Fri 5 Dec | $1,203.10 | $1,206.00 | $1,186.70 | $1,190.10 | −$17.40 | −1.44% |
| Mon 8 Dec | $1,190.60 | $1,207.00 | $1,187.20 | $1,194.70 | +$4.60 | +0.39% |
| Tue 9 Dec | $1,202.00 | $1,238.00 | $1,202.00 | $1,231.50 | +$36.80 | +3.08% |
| Wed 10 Dec | $1,231.20 | $1,234.60 | $1,226.60 | $1,228.90 | −$2.60 | −0.21% |
| Thu 11 Dec | $1,226.60 | $1,231.20 | $1,216.20 | $1,225.10 | −$3.80 | −0.31% |
| Fri 12 Dec | $1,227.80 | $1,227.80 | $1,216.20 | $1,222.00 | −$3.10 | −0.25% |
| Mon 15 Dec | $1,223.10 | $1,223.10 | $1,198.40 | $1,207.20 | −$14.80 | −1.21% |
| Tue 16 Dec | $1,197.20 | $1,222.00 | $1,192.70 | $1,193.90 | −$13.30 | −1.10% |
| Wed 17 Dec | $1,198.20 | $1,199.60 | $1,184.00 | $1,194.30 | +$0.40 | +0.03% |
| Thu 18 Dec | $1,189.70 | $1,207.30 | $1,189.70 | $1,194.70 | +$0.40 | +0.03% |
| Fri 19 Dec | $1,198.00 | $1,200.80 | $1,195.90 | $1,195.90 | +$1.20 | +0.10% |
| Mon 22 Dec | $1,198.00 | $1,198.00 | $1,172.70 | $1,179.70 | −$16.20 | −1.35% |
| Tue 23 Dec | $1,179.30 | $1,180.30 | $1,175.00 | $1,177.90 | −$1.80 | −0.15% |
| Wed 24 Dec | $1,177.00 | $1,179.30 | $1,173.50 | $1,173.50 | −$4.40 | −0.37% |
| Fri 26 Dec | $1,177.20 | $1,195.30 | $1,177.20 | $1,195.30 | +$21.80 | +1.86% |
| Mon 29 Dec | $1,186.50 | $1,186.50 | $1,181.30 | $1,181.70 | −$13.60 | −1.14% |
| Tue 30 Dec | $1,181.40 | $1,210.30 | $1,181.40 | $1,200.20 | +$18.50 | +1.57% |
| Wed 31 Dec | $1,199.20 | $1,199.20 | $1,182.70 | $1,183.90 | −$16.30 | −1.36% |
Close = COMEX gold futures settlement in US dollars per troy ounce; change is against the previous trading day's close.
Monthly open, high, low and close
| December 2014 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $1,218.00 | $1,231.50 | $1,173.50 | $1,183.90 | +0.74% |
| Intraday | $1,160.00 | $1,238.00 9 Dec | $1,141.70 1 Dec | $1,183.90 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2014 page and the monthly returns heatmap). Intraday: the highest and lowest traded prices in the daily bars.
Source: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) daily settlements and intraday bars via Yahoo Finance; US CPI (FRED CPIAUCSL) for the inflation adjustment; World Bank Pink Sheet for the monthly London average. Figures are final settlements; sources may occasionally revise historical data.
Gold in December 2014: summary
Gold nudged up 0.74% in December 2014, settling the month at $1,183.90 an ounce against $1,175.20 at the end of November 2014. Gold closed higher on 9 of 22 trading days and lower on 13; the strongest session was 1 December 2014 (+3.64%) and the weakest 2 December 2014 (−1.54%). Settlement prices ranged from $1,173.50 on 24 December 2014 to $1,231.50 on 9 December 2014, a spread of $58.00 (4.9%), narrower than the 5.1% average of the previous 12 months.
The +3.64% move on 1 December 2014 was the largest one-day gain of 2014.
How December 2014 compares
- Against other Decembers: at +0.74%, December 2014 ranks 16th of 26 Decembers since 2000 (best first).
- Against every month: it ranks 159th of 313 months since September 2000, better than 49% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $58.00, or 4.9% of the opening level, 1.0× the 5.1% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 1.00% (up or down), against 0.64% over the previous 12 months, so December 2014 was more volatile than usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 3 days and the longest run of lower closes 5 days.
- Bigger picture: at the month-end close gold was −1.50% for 2014 to the end of December and −1.50% over 12 months (against the December 2013 close of $1,201.90).
- Average price: the mean of the 22 daily closes was $1,200.17; the World Bank's monthly average of the London (LBMA) price was $1,201.00.
Across the other 25 completed Decembers since 2000, gold averaged +1.48% and rose in 16 of them (64%). December 2014 lagged that average by 0.7 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Decembers side by side.
December 2014 in today's dollars
Adjusted for US consumer-price inflation, the $1,183.90 closing price equals about $1,685 in September 2026 dollars (CPI 236.3 in December 2014 against 336.3 in September 2026, FRED series CPIAUCSL), 42% more than the nominal figure. The gold price history hub restates every year's close on the same basis, and the all-time-high tracker lists every record close in nominal dollars.
Gold price by month in 2014
The gold price in 2014 page has the year's open, high, low and close, and the monthly archive on the gold price history hub explains how these month pages are built.
Frequently asked questions
What was the gold price in December 2014?
Gold closed December 2014 at $1,183.90 an ounce (COMEX settlement). It opened the month at $1,218.00 and averaged $1,200.17 across 22 trading days; the World Bank’s London average for the month was $1,201.00.
Did gold go up in December 2014?
Yes. Gold was up 0.74% in December 2014, from $1,175.20 at the end of November 2014 to $1,183.90. It closed higher on 9 of 22 days. Among Decembers since 2000 it ranks 16th of 26 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in December 2014?
The highest close was $1,231.50 on 9 December 2014. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $1,238.00 on 9 December 2014.
What was the lowest gold price in December 2014?
The lowest close was $1,173.50 on 24 December 2014, $58.00 (4.9%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $1,141.70 on 1 December 2014.
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