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 28 October 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,342.10 per troy ounce on 28 October 2010, up $19.90 (1.51%) from the previous close of $1,322.20.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.51% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-14.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,029.90, making this a +30.31% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,342.10 per troy ounce on 28 October 2010. That is $19.90 higher than the previous close of $1,322.20, a move of 1.51%.
The gold price rose on 28 October 2010, gaining $19.90 (1.51%) against the previous session's close of $1,322.20.
At $1,342.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.15 on 28 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 28 October 2010 18k gold was worth about $32.36 per gram and 14k about $25.17 per gram, against $43.15 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.2 on 28 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 28 October 2010, gold was around $1,029.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,342.10 therefore represents a rise of 30.3% over twelve months.
It closed 2.51% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-14.