Distance from the record
This close sat 3.46% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 5 January 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 16 December 2010
Gold closed at $1,373.40 per troy ounce on 5 January 2011, down $5.100 (0.37%) from the previous close of $1,378.50.
This close sat 3.46% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,118.10, making this a +22.83% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,373.40 per troy ounce on 5 January 2011. That is $5.10 lower than the previous close of $1,378.50, a move of -0.37%.
The gold price fell on 5 January 2011, losing $5.10 (0.37%) against the previous session's close of $1,378.50.
At $1,373.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $44.16 on 5 January 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 January 2011 18k gold was worth about $33.12 per gram and 14k about $25.76 per gram, against $44.16 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 47.1 on 5 January 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 47.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 January 2011, gold was around $1,413.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,373.40 is a loss of 2.8% over the week.
A year before 5 January 2011, gold was around $1,118.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,373.40 therefore represents a rise of 22.8% over twelve months.
It closed 3.46% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.