Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 10 May 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,200.40 per troy ounce on 10 May 2010, down $9.600 (0.79%) from the previous close of $1,210.00.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.40% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $914.40, making this a +31.28% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,200.40 per troy ounce on 10 May 2010. That is $9.60 lower than the previous close of $1,210.00, a move of -0.79%.
The gold price fell on 10 May 2010, losing $9.60 (0.79%) against the previous session's close of $1,210.00.
At $1,200.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.59 on 10 May 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 May 2010 18k gold was worth about $28.95 per gram and 14k about $22.51 per gram, against $38.59 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.8 on 10 May 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 10 May 2010, gold was around $914.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,200.40 therefore represents a rise of 31.3% over twelve months.
It closed 1.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.