Distance from the record
This close sat 4.02% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 29 April 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,168.40 per troy ounce on 29 April 2010, down $2.900 (0.25%) from the previous close of $1,171.30.
This close sat 4.02% 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 $899.80, making this a +29.85% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,168.40 per troy ounce on 29 April 2010. That is $2.90 lower than the previous close of $1,171.30, a move of -0.25%.
The gold price fell on 29 April 2010, losing $2.90 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $1,171.30.
At $1,168.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.56 on 29 April 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 April 2010 18k gold was worth about $28.17 per gram and 14k about $21.91 per gram, against $37.56 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.0 on 29 April 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 April 2010, gold was around $1,142.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,168.40 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 29 April 2010, gold was around $1,110.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,168.40 is a gain of 5.2% over the month.
A year before 29 April 2010, gold was around $899.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,168.40 therefore represents a rise of 29.9% over twelve months.
It closed 4.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.