Distance from the record
This close sat 7.70% 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 28 July 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,160.40 per troy ounce on 28 July 2010, up $2.400 (0.21%) from the previous close of $1,158.00.
This close sat 7.70% 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 $939.00, making this a +23.58% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,160.40 per troy ounce on 28 July 2010. That is $2.40 higher than the previous close of $1,158.00, a move of 0.21%.
The gold price rose on 28 July 2010, gaining $2.40 (0.21%) against the previous session's close of $1,158.00.
At $1,160.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.31 on 28 July 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 28 July 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.98 per gram and 14k about $21.76 per gram, against $37.31 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.6 on 28 July 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 28 July 2010, gold was around $1,191.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,160.40 is a loss of 2.6% over the week.
A month before 28 July 2010, gold was around $1,238.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,160.40 is a loss of 6.3% over the month.
A year before 28 July 2010, gold was around $939.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,160.40 therefore represents a rise of 23.6% over twelve months.
It closed 7.70% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-18.