Distance from the record
This close sat 4.80% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 14 April 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,159.00 per troy ounce on 14 April 2010, up $6.200 (0.54%) from the previous close of $1,152.80.
This close sat 4.80% 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 $890.90, making this a +30.09% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,159.00 per troy ounce on 14 April 2010. That is $6.20 higher than the previous close of $1,152.80, a move of 0.54%.
The gold price rose on 14 April 2010, gaining $6.20 (0.54%) against the previous session's close of $1,152.80.
At $1,159.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.26 on 14 April 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 April 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.95 per gram and 14k about $21.74 per gram, against $37.26 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.0 on 14 April 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 14 April 2010, gold was around $1,101.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,159.00 is a gain of 5.2% over the month.
A year before 14 April 2010, gold was around $890.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,159.00 therefore represents a rise of 30.1% over twelve months.
It closed 4.80% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.