Distance from the record
This close sat 6.92% 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 7 January 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,133.10 per troy ounce on 7 January 2010, down $2.800 (0.25%) from the previous close of $1,135.90.
This close sat 6.92% 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 $841.10, making this a +34.72% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,133.10 per troy ounce on 7 January 2010. That is $2.80 lower than the previous close of $1,135.90, a move of -0.25%.
The gold price fell on 7 January 2010, losing $2.80 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $1,135.90.
At $1,133.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.43 on 7 January 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 7 January 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.32 per gram and 14k about $21.25 per gram, against $36.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.8 on 7 January 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 7 January 2010, gold was around $1,095.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,133.10 is a gain of 3.5% over the week.
A year before 7 January 2010, gold was around $841.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,133.10 therefore represents a rise of 34.7% over twelve months.
It closed 6.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.