Distance from the record
This close sat 3.78% 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 21 October 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 4 October 2010
Gold closed at $1,324.70 per troy ounce on 21 October 2010, down $18.60 (1.38%) from the previous close of $1,343.30.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 3.78% 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 $1,063.70, making this a +24.54% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,324.70 per troy ounce on 21 October 2010. That is $18.60 lower than the previous close of $1,343.30, a move of -1.38%.
The gold price fell on 21 October 2010, losing $18.60 (1.38%) against the previous session's close of $1,343.30.
At $1,324.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.59 on 21 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 October 2010 18k gold was worth about $31.94 per gram and 14k about $24.84 per gram, against $42.59 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.3 on 21 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 October 2010, gold was around $1,376.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,324.70 is a loss of 3.8% over the week.
A year before 21 October 2010, gold was around $1,063.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,324.70 therefore represents a rise of 24.5% over twelve months.
It closed 3.78% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-14.