Distance from the record
This close sat 3.52% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 5 May 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,174.60 per troy ounce on 5 May 2010, up $6.000 (0.51%) from the previous close of $1,168.60.
This close sat 3.52% 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 $903.70, making this a +29.98% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,174.60 per troy ounce on 5 May 2010. That is $6.00 higher than the previous close of $1,168.60, a move of 0.51%.
The gold price rose on 5 May 2010, gaining $6.00 (0.51%) against the previous session's close of $1,168.60.
At $1,174.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.76 on 5 May 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 May 2010 18k gold was worth about $28.32 per gram and 14k about $22.03 per gram, against $37.76 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.1 on 5 May 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 5 May 2010, gold was around $903.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,174.60 therefore represents a rise of 30.0% over twelve months.
It closed 3.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.