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 20 April 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,138.60 per troy ounce on 20 April 2010, up $3.400 (0.30%) from the previous close of $1,135.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 6.47% 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 $887.00, making this a +28.37% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,138.60 per troy ounce on 20 April 2010. That is $3.40 higher than the previous close of $1,135.20, a move of 0.30%.
The gold price rose on 20 April 2010, gaining $3.40 (0.30%) against the previous session's close of $1,135.20.
At $1,138.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.61 on 20 April 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 April 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.46 per gram and 14k about $21.35 per gram, against $36.61 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.9 on 20 April 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.9 ounces of silver.
A year before 20 April 2010, gold was around $887.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,138.60 therefore represents a rise of 28.4% over twelve months.
It closed 6.47% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.