Distance from the record
This close sat 2.43% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-14.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 20 October 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,343.30 per troy ounce on 20 October 2010, up $8.200 (0.61%) from the previous close of $1,335.10.
This close sat 2.43% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-14.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,057.80, making this a +26.99% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,343.30 per troy ounce on 20 October 2010. That is $8.20 higher than the previous close of $1,335.10, a move of 0.61%.
The gold price rose on 20 October 2010, gaining $8.20 (0.61%) against the previous session's close of $1,335.10.
At $1,343.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.19 on 20 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 October 2010 18k gold was worth about $32.39 per gram and 14k about $25.19 per gram, against $43.19 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.3 on 20 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 October 2010, gold was around $1,279.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,343.30 is a gain of 5.0% over the month.
A year before 20 October 2010, gold was around $1,057.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,343.30 therefore represents a rise of 27.0% over twelve months.
It closed 2.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-14.