Distance from the record
This close sat 1.71% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-01.
Loading…
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 7 October 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,333.90 per troy ounce on 7 October 2010, down $12.50 (0.93%) from the previous close of $1,346.40.
This close sat 1.71% 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 $1,043.30, making this a +27.85% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,333.90 per troy ounce on 7 October 2010. That is $12.50 lower than the previous close of $1,346.40, a move of -0.93%.
The gold price fell on 7 October 2010, losing $12.50 (0.93%) against the previous session's close of $1,346.40.
At $1,333.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.89 on 7 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 7 October 2010 18k gold was worth about $32.16 per gram and 14k about $25.02 per gram, against $42.89 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.1 on 7 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 7 October 2010, gold was around $1,257.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,333.90 is a gain of 6.1% over the month.
A year before 7 October 2010, gold was around $1,043.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,333.90 therefore represents a rise of 27.9% over twelve months.
It closed 1.71% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-01.