Highest so far that year
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 8 January 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 8 December 2009
Gold closed at $1,138.20 per troy ounce on 8 January 2010, up $5.100 (0.45%) from the previous close of $1,133.10.
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
This close sat 6.51% 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 $853.90, making this a +33.29% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,138.20 per troy ounce on 8 January 2010. That is $5.10 higher than the previous close of $1,133.10, a move of 0.45%.
The gold price rose on 8 January 2010, gaining $5.10 (0.45%) against the previous session's close of $1,133.10.
At $1,138.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.59 on 8 January 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 8 January 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.45 per gram and 14k about $21.35 per gram, against $36.59 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.7 on 8 January 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 January 2010, gold was around $1,083.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,138.20 is a gain of 5.1% over the week.
A year before 8 January 2010, gold was around $853.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,138.20 therefore represents a rise of 33.3% over twelve months.
It closed 6.51% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.