Distance from the record
This close sat 4.03% 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 19 May 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 May 2010
Gold closed at $1,192.60 per troy ounce on 19 May 2010, down $21.70 (1.79%) from the previous close of $1,214.30.
This close sat 4.03% 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 $926.30, making this a +28.75% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,192.60 per troy ounce on 19 May 2010. That is $21.70 lower than the previous close of $1,214.30, a move of -1.79%.
The gold price fell on 19 May 2010, losing $21.70 (1.79%) against the previous session's close of $1,214.30.
At $1,192.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.34 on 19 May 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 May 2010 18k gold was worth about $28.76 per gram and 14k about $22.37 per gram, against $38.34 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.9 on 19 May 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 May 2010, gold was around $1,242.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,192.60 is a loss of 4.0% over the week.
A month before 19 May 2010, gold was around $1,135.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,192.60 is a gain of 5.1% over the month.
A year before 19 May 2010, gold was around $926.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,192.60 therefore represents a rise of 28.7% over twelve months.
It closed 4.03% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-05-12.