Distance from the record
This close sat 1.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-05-12.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 May 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,228.80 per troy ounce on 13 May 2010, down $13.90 (1.12%) from the previous close of $1,242.70.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 1.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-05-12.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $925.50, making this a +32.77% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,228.80 per troy ounce on 13 May 2010. That is $13.90 lower than the previous close of $1,242.70, a move of -1.12%.
The gold price fell on 13 May 2010, losing $13.90 (1.12%) against the previous session's close of $1,242.70.
At $1,228.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.51 on 13 May 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 May 2010 18k gold was worth about $29.63 per gram and 14k about $23.05 per gram, against $39.51 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.1 on 13 May 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 May 2010, gold was around $1,196.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,228.80 is a gain of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 13 May 2010, gold was around $1,152.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,228.80 is a gain of 6.6% over the month.
A year before 13 May 2010, gold was around $925.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,228.80 therefore represents a rise of 32.8% over twelve months.
It closed 1.12% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-05-12.