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 July 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,191.50 per troy ounce on 20 July 2010, up $9.800 (0.83%) from the previous close of $1,181.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.23% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $948.50, making this a +25.62% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,191.50 per troy ounce on 20 July 2010. That is $9.80 higher than the previous close of $1,181.70, a move of 0.83%.
The gold price rose on 20 July 2010, gaining $9.80 (0.83%) against the previous session's close of $1,181.70.
At $1,191.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.31 on 20 July 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 July 2010 18k gold was worth about $28.73 per gram and 14k about $22.35 per gram, against $38.31 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.4 on 20 July 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 July 2010, gold was around $1,257.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,191.50 is a loss of 5.2% over the month.
A year before 20 July 2010, gold was around $948.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,191.50 therefore represents a rise of 25.6% over twelve months.
It closed 5.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-18.