Distance from the record
This close sat 6.17% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 22 April 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,142.30 per troy ounce on 22 April 2010, down $5.900 (0.51%) from the previous close of $1,148.20.
This close sat 6.17% 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 $891.80, making this a +28.09% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,142.30 per troy ounce on 22 April 2010. That is $5.90 lower than the previous close of $1,148.20, a move of -0.51%.
The gold price fell on 22 April 2010, losing $5.90 (0.51%) against the previous session's close of $1,148.20.
At $1,142.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.73 on 22 April 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 April 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.54 per gram and 14k about $21.42 per gram, against $36.73 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.4 on 22 April 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 22 April 2010, gold was around $891.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,142.30 therefore represents a rise of 28.1% over twelve months.
It closed 6.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.