Distance from the record
This close sat 2.06% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-11-01.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 2 November 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,356.40 per troy ounce on 2 November 2010, down $28.60 (2.06%) from the previous close of $1,385.00.
Gold lost 2.06% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 2.06% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-11-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,053.40, making this a +28.76% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,356.40 per troy ounce on 2 November 2010. That is $28.60 lower than the previous close of $1,385.00, a move of -2.06%.
The gold price fell on 2 November 2010, losing $28.60 (2.06%) against the previous session's close of $1,385.00.
At $1,356.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.61 on 2 November 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 2 November 2010 18k gold was worth about $32.71 per gram and 14k about $25.44 per gram, against $43.61 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.6 on 2 November 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 2 November 2010, gold was around $1,053.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,356.40 therefore represents a rise of 28.8% over twelve months.
It closed 2.06% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-11-01.