Distance from the record
This close sat 7.89% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 27 July 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 26 April 2010
Gold closed at $1,158.00 per troy ounce on 27 July 2010, down $25.00 (2.11%) from the previous close of $1,183.00.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Gold lost 2.11% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 7.89% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $953.30, making this a +21.47% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,158.00 per troy ounce on 27 July 2010. That is $25.00 lower than the previous close of $1,183.00, a move of -2.11%.
The gold price fell on 27 July 2010, losing $25.00 (2.11%) against the previous session's close of $1,183.00.
At $1,158.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.23 on 27 July 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 July 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.92 per gram and 14k about $21.72 per gram, against $37.23 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.7 on 27 July 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 July 2010, gold was around $1,191.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,158.00 is a loss of 2.8% over the week.
A month before 27 July 2010, gold was around $1,255.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,158.00 is a loss of 7.8% over the month.
A year before 27 July 2010, gold was around $953.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,158.00 therefore represents a rise of 21.5% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 7.89% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-18.