Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 5 April 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold falls 4.0% in a single session
Gold closed at $1,132.90 per troy ounce on 5 April 2010, down $47.20 (4.00%) from the previous close of $1,180.10.
Notable session: lowest close of the month; moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 4.00% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 6.94% 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 $895.60, making this a +26.50% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,132.90 per troy ounce on 5 April 2010. That is $47.20 lower than the previous close of $1,180.10, a move of -4.00%.
The gold price fell on 5 April 2010, losing $47.20 (4.00%) against the previous session's close of $1,180.10.
At $1,132.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.42 on 5 April 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 April 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.32 per gram and 14k about $21.25 per gram, against $36.42 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.6 on 5 April 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 April 2010, gold was around $1,110.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,132.90 is a gain of 2.0% over the week.
A year before 5 April 2010, gold was around $895.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,132.90 therefore represents a rise of 26.5% over twelve months.
It closed 6.94% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.