Distance from the record
This close sat 3.80% 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 22 October 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 4 October 2010
Gold closed at $1,324.40 per troy ounce on 22 October 2010, down $0.300 (0.02%) from the previous close of $1,324.70.
Gold barely moved, closing within 0.02% of the previous session. Flat days are the majority of any price series and are most useful as the baseline the notable days are measured against.
This close sat 3.80% 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 +25.20% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,324.40 per troy ounce on 22 October 2010. That is $0.30 lower than the previous close of $1,324.70, a move of -0.02%.
The gold price fell on 22 October 2010, losing $0.30 (0.02%) against the previous session's close of $1,324.70.
At $1,324.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.58 on 22 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 October 2010 18k gold was worth about $31.94 per gram and 14k about $24.84 per gram, against $42.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.3 on 22 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 October 2010, gold was around $1,371.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,324.40 is a loss of 3.4% over the week.
A year before 22 October 2010, gold was around $1,057.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,324.40 therefore represents a rise of 25.2% over twelve months.
It closed 3.80% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-14.