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 October 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,338.90 per troy ounce on 5 October 2010, up $23.50 (1.79%) from the previous close of $1,315.40.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.34% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,016.70, making this a +31.69% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,338.90 per troy ounce on 5 October 2010. That is $23.50 higher than the previous close of $1,315.40, a move of 1.79%.
The gold price rose on 5 October 2010, gaining $23.50 (1.79%) against the previous session's close of $1,315.40.
At $1,338.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.05 on 5 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 5 October 2010 18k gold was worth about $32.28 per gram and 14k about $25.11 per gram, against $43.05 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.9 on 5 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 October 2010, gold was around $1,306.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,338.90 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 5 October 2010, gold was around $1,249.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,338.90 is a gain of 7.2% over the month.
A year before 5 October 2010, gold was around $1,016.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,338.90 therefore represents a rise of 31.7% over twelve months.
It closed 1.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-01.