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 May 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,213.30 per troy ounce on 26 May 2010, up $15.50 (1.29%) from the previous close of $1,197.80.
This close extended a run of 3 consecutive sessions of gains. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.37% 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 $953.10, making this a +27.30% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,213.30 per troy ounce on 26 May 2010. That is $15.50 higher than the previous close of $1,197.80, a move of 1.29%.
The gold price rose on 26 May 2010, gaining $15.50 (1.29%) against the previous session's close of $1,197.80.
At $1,213.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.01 on 26 May 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 May 2010 18k gold was worth about $29.26 per gram and 14k about $22.75 per gram, against $39.01 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.3 on 26 May 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 26 May 2010, gold was around $1,153.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,213.30 is a gain of 5.2% over the month.
A year before 26 May 2010, gold was around $953.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,213.30 therefore represents a rise of 27.3% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of gains. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 2.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-05-12.