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 6 October 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,346.40 per troy ounce on 6 October 2010, up $7.500 (0.56%) from the previous close of $1,338.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,038.60, making this a +29.64% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,346.40 per troy ounce on 6 October 2010. That is $7.50 higher than the previous close of $1,338.90, a move of 0.56%.
The gold price rose on 6 October 2010, gaining $7.50 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,338.90.
At $1,346.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.29 on 6 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 October 2010 18k gold was worth about $32.47 per gram and 14k about $25.25 per gram, against $43.29 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.5 on 6 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 October 2010, gold was around $1,308.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,346.40 is a gain of 2.9% over the week.
A month before 6 October 2010, gold was around $1,249.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,346.40 is a gain of 7.8% over the month.
A year before 6 October 2010, gold was around $1,038.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,346.40 therefore represents a rise of 29.6% over twelve months.
It closed 0.79% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-01.