Distance from the record
This close sat 7.06% 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 29 July 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,168.40 per troy ounce on 29 July 2010, up $8.000 (0.69%) from the previous close of $1,160.40.
This close sat 7.06% 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 $927.20, making this a +26.01% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,168.40 per troy ounce on 29 July 2010. That is $8.00 higher than the previous close of $1,160.40, a move of 0.69%.
The gold price rose on 29 July 2010, gaining $8.00 (0.69%) against the previous session's close of $1,160.40.
At $1,168.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.56 on 29 July 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 July 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 66.4 on 29 July 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 July 2010, gold was around $1,195.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,168.40 is a loss of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 29 July 2010, gold was around $1,242.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,168.40 is a loss of 5.9% over the month.
A year before 29 July 2010, gold was around $927.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,168.40 therefore represents a rise of 26.0% over twelve months.
It closed 7.06% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-18.