Distance from the record
This close sat 1.09% 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 30 December 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,405.60 per troy ounce on 30 December 2010, down $7.500 (0.53%) from the previous close of $1,413.10.
This close sat 1.09% 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 7 of 253 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,091.50, making this a +28.78% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,405.60 per troy ounce on 30 December 2010. That is $7.50 lower than the previous close of $1,413.10, a move of -0.53%.
The gold price fell on 30 December 2010, losing $7.50 (0.53%) against the previous session's close of $1,413.10.
At $1,405.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $45.19 on 30 December 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 December 2010 18k gold was worth about $33.89 per gram and 14k about $26.36 per gram, against $45.19 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 46.1 on 30 December 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 46.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 December 2010, gold was around $1,091.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,405.60 therefore represents a rise of 28.8% over twelve months.
It closed 1.09% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-12-01.