Distance from the record
This close sat 30.25% 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 10 January 2018, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,317.40 per troy ounce on 10 January 2018, up $5.700 (0.43%) from the previous close of $1,311.70.
This close sat 30.25% 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 $1,184.20, making this a +11.25% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,317.40 per troy ounce on 10 January 2018. That is $5.70 higher than the previous close of $1,311.70, a move of 0.43%.
The gold price rose on 10 January 2018, gaining $5.70 (0.43%) against the previous session's close of $1,311.70.
At $1,317.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.36 on 10 January 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 January 2018 18k gold was worth about $31.77 per gram and 14k about $24.71 per gram, against $42.36 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.7 on 10 January 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 10 January 2018, gold was around $1,245.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,317.40 is a gain of 5.8% over the month.
It closed 30.25% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.