Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 25 May 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,197.80 per troy ounce on 25 May 2010, up $4.000 (0.34%) from the previous close of $1,193.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 3.61% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-05-12.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $958.50, making this a +24.97% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,197.80 per troy ounce on 25 May 2010. That is $4.00 higher than the previous close of $1,193.80, a move of 0.34%.
The gold price rose on 25 May 2010, gaining $4.00 (0.34%) against the previous session's close of $1,193.80.
At $1,197.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.51 on 25 May 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 May 2010 18k gold was worth about $28.88 per gram and 14k about $22.46 per gram, against $38.51 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.4 on 25 May 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 25 May 2010, gold was around $958.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,197.80 therefore represents a rise of 25.0% over twelve months.
It closed 3.61% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-05-12.