Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 January 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,097.90 per troy ounce on 26 January 2010, up $2.700 (0.25%) from the previous close of $1,095.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 9.82% 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 $908.50, making this a +20.85% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,097.90 per troy ounce on 26 January 2010. That is $2.70 higher than the previous close of $1,095.20, a move of 0.25%.
The gold price rose on 26 January 2010, gaining $2.70 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $1,095.20.
At $1,097.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.30 on 26 January 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 January 2010 18k gold was worth about $26.47 per gram and 14k about $20.59 per gram, against $35.30 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.2 on 26 January 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 January 2010, gold was around $1,139.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,097.90 is a loss of 3.7% over the week.
A year before 26 January 2010, gold was around $908.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,097.90 therefore represents a rise of 20.8% over twelve months.
It closed 9.82% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.