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 16 March 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,122.20 per troy ounce on 16 March 2010, up $17.10 (1.55%) from the previous close of $1,105.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 7.82% 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 $921.60, making this a +21.77% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,122.20 per troy ounce on 16 March 2010. That is $17.10 higher than the previous close of $1,105.10, a move of 1.55%.
The gold price rose on 16 March 2010, gaining $17.10 (1.55%) against the previous session's close of $1,105.10.
At $1,122.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.08 on 16 March 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 16 March 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.06 per gram and 14k about $21.05 per gram, against $36.08 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.7 on 16 March 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 16 March 2010, gold was around $921.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,122.20 therefore represents a rise of 21.8% over twelve months.
It closed 7.82% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.