Highest so far that year
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 4 January 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 16 December 2009
Gold closed at $1,117.70 per troy ounce on 4 January 2010, up $34.70 (3.20%) from the previous close of $1,083.00.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 3.20% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for gold. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
This close sat 8.19% 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 $878.80, making this a +27.18% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,117.70 per troy ounce on 4 January 2010. That is $34.70 higher than the previous close of $1,083.00, a move of 3.20%.
The gold price rose on 4 January 2010, gaining $34.70 (3.20%) against the previous session's close of $1,083.00.
At $1,117.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.93 on 4 January 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 January 2010 18k gold was worth about $26.95 per gram and 14k about $20.96 per gram, against $35.93 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.1 on 4 January 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 4 January 2010, gold was around $878.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,117.70 therefore represents a rise of 27.2% over twelve months.
It closed 8.19% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.