Distance from the record
This close sat 1.10% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 December 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,405.40 per troy ounce on 3 December 2010, up $16.90 (1.22%) from the previous close of $1,388.50.
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 close sat 1.10% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-01.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 8 of 253 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,217.40, making this a +15.44% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,405.40 per troy ounce on 3 December 2010. That is $16.90 higher than the previous close of $1,388.50, a move of 1.22%.
The gold price rose on 3 December 2010, gaining $16.90 (1.22%) against the previous session's close of $1,388.50.
At $1,405.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $45.18 on 3 December 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 December 2010 18k gold was worth about $33.89 per gram and 14k about $26.36 per gram, against $45.18 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.1 on 3 December 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 December 2010, gold was around $1,362.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,405.40 is a gain of 3.2% over the week.
A month before 3 December 2010, gold was around $1,337.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,405.40 is a gain of 5.1% over the month.
A year before 3 December 2010, gold was around $1,217.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,405.40 therefore represents a rise of 15.4% over twelve months.
It closed 1.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-12-01.