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 26 February 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,118.30 per troy ounce on 26 February 2010, up $10.50 (0.95%) from the previous close of $1,107.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 8.14% 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 $941.80, making this a +18.74% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,118.30 per troy ounce on 26 February 2010. That is $10.50 higher than the previous close of $1,107.80, a move of 0.95%.
The gold price rose on 26 February 2010, gaining $10.50 (0.95%) against the previous session's close of $1,107.80.
At $1,118.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.95 on 26 February 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 February 2010 18k gold was worth about $26.97 per gram and 14k about $20.97 per gram, against $35.95 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.8 on 26 February 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 26 February 2010, gold was around $941.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,118.30 therefore represents a rise of 18.7% over twelve months.
It closed 8.14% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.