Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 10 April 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $301.70 per troy ounce on 10 April 2002, up $2.900 (0.97%) from the previous close of $298.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.33% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-04-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $257.30, making this a +17.26% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $301.70 per troy ounce on 10 April 2002. That is $2.90 higher than the previous close of $298.80, a move of 0.97%.
The gold price rose on 10 April 2002, gaining $2.90 (0.97%) against the previous session's close of $298.80.
At $301.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $9.70 on 10 April 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 April 2002 18k gold was worth about $7.27 per gram and 14k about $5.66 per gram, against $9.70 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.3 on 10 April 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 10 April 2002, gold was around $257.30 per troy ounce. The close of $301.70 therefore represents a rise of 17.3% over twelve months.
It closed 2.33% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-04-01.