Distance from the record
This close sat 2.72% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 8 December 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,382.50 per troy ounce on 8 December 2010, down $25.80 (1.83%) from the previous close of $1,408.30.
This close sat 2.72% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,142.80, making this a +20.97% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,382.50 per troy ounce on 8 December 2010. That is $25.80 lower than the previous close of $1,408.30, a move of -1.83%.
The gold price fell on 8 December 2010, losing $25.80 (1.83%) against the previous session's close of $1,408.30.
At $1,382.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $44.45 on 8 December 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 8 December 2010 18k gold was worth about $33.34 per gram and 14k about $25.93 per gram, against $44.45 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.0 on 8 December 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 December 2010, gold was around $1,421.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,382.50 is a loss of 2.7% over the week.
A year before 8 December 2010, gold was around $1,142.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,382.50 therefore represents a rise of 21.0% over twelve months.
It closed 2.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-12-01.