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Gold ranged between $1,083.00 and $1,421.10 per troy ounce during 2010, averaging $1,236.83 across 11 trading days. It finished the period at $1,421.10, up 29.76% from $1,095.20.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of 2010 was 1 September 2010 at +10.67%, and the weakest 1 July 2010 at -5.12%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,095.20, making this a +29.76% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2010 | $1,083.00 | −$12.20 |
| 1 February 2010 | $1,118.30 | +$35.30 |
| 1 March 2010 | $1,113.30 | −$5.000 |
| 1 April 2010 | $1,180.10 | +$66.80 |
| 1 May 2010 | $1,212.20 | +$32.10 |
| 1 June 2010 | $1,245.50 | +$33.30 |
| 1 July 2010 | $1,181.70 | −$63.80 |
| 1 September 2010 | $1,307.80 | +$126.10 |
| 1 October 2010 | $1,357.10 | +$49.30 |
| 1 November 2010 | $1,385.00 | +$27.90 |
| 1 December 2010 | $1,421.10 | +$36.10 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold finished 2010 at $1,421.10 per troy ounce, having risen $325.90 (29.76%) over the year. It has traded between $1,083.00 and $1,421.10 across 11 trading days.
The average gold closing price in 2010 was $1,236.83 per troy ounce, calculated across all 11 trading days in the year.
Gold reached its highest close of 2010 at $1,421.10 per troy ounce on 1 December 2010.
The lowest gold close in 2010 was $1,083.00 per troy ounce on 1 January 2010.
Gold rose during 2010. It entered the year at $1,095.20 and closed at $1,421.10, a change of 29.76%.
Gold closed higher on 8 sessions and lower on 3 during 2010. The strongest session was 1 September 2010 (+10.67%) and the weakest 1 July 2010 (-5.12%).
Daily closes in 2010 varied with a standard deviation of 4.02% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the year was 31.2% ($1,083.00 to $1,421.10).
At the 2010 close of $1,421.10 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $45.69 per gram and $45,689.43 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 60.9 through 2010 and finished the year near 46.0. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $1,095.20 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of 2010. Closing at $1,421.10 makes that a gain of 29.8% year on year.