Distance from the record
This close sat 20.86% 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 October 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 September 2019
Gold closed at $1,494.80 per troy ounce on 10 October 2019, down $11.30 (0.75%) from the previous close of $1,506.10.
This close sat 20.86% 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 $1,189.30, making this a +25.69% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,494.80 per troy ounce on 10 October 2019. That is $11.30 lower than the previous close of $1,506.10, a move of -0.75%.
The gold price fell on 10 October 2019, losing $11.30 (0.75%) against the previous session's close of $1,506.10.
At $1,494.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.06 on 10 October 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 October 2019 18k gold was worth about $36.04 per gram and 14k about $28.03 per gram, against $48.06 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.3 on 10 October 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 10 October 2019, gold was around $1,189.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,494.80 therefore represents a rise of 25.7% over twelve months.
It closed 20.86% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.