Distance from the record
This close sat 35.55% 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 May 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,217.30 per troy ounce on 10 May 2017, up $3.000 (0.25%) from the previous close of $1,214.30.
This close sat 35.55% 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 $1,263.90, making this a -3.69% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,217.30 per troy ounce on 10 May 2017. That is $3.00 higher than the previous close of $1,214.30, a move of 0.25%.
The gold price rose on 10 May 2017, gaining $3.00 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $1,214.30.
At $1,217.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.14 on 10 May 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 May 2017 18k gold was worth about $29.35 per gram and 14k about $22.83 per gram, against $39.14 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.4 on 10 May 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 10 May 2017, gold was around $1,246.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,217.30 is a loss of 2.3% over the week.
It closed 35.55% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.