Lowest closing price since 1 April 2010
Gold closed at $1,181.70 per troy ounce on 1 July 2010, down $63.80 (5.12%) from the previous close of $1,245.50.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $953.70, making this a +23.91% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,181.70 per troy ounce on 1 July 2010. That is $63.80 lower than the previous close of $1,245.50, a move of -5.12%.
The gold price fell on 1 July 2010, losing $63.80 (5.12%) against the previous session's close of $1,245.50.
At $1,181.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.99 on 1 July 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 1 July 2010 18k gold was worth about $28.49 per gram and 14k about $22.16 per gram, against $37.99 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.7 on 1 July 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 July 2010, gold was around $1,245.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,181.70 is a loss of 5.1% over the week.
A month before 1 July 2010, gold was around $1,245.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,181.70 is a loss of 5.1% over the month.
A year before 1 July 2010, gold was around $953.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,181.70 therefore represents a rise of 23.9% over twelve months.