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 October 2000, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $272.40 per troy ounce on 10 October 2000, up $2.300 (0.85%) from the previous close of $270.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.16% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $272.40 per troy ounce on 10 October 2000. That is $2.30 higher than the previous close of $270.10, a move of 0.85%.
The gold price rose on 10 October 2000, gaining $2.30 (0.85%) against the previous session's close of $270.10.
At $272.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.76 on 10 October 2000. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 October 2000 18k gold was worth about $6.57 per gram and 14k about $5.11 per gram, against $8.76 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.4 on 10 October 2000, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 2.16% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.