Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 9 April 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,161.10 per troy ounce on 9 April 2010, up $8.900 (0.77%) from the previous close of $1,152.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 4.62% 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 $882.20, making this a +31.61% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,161.10 per troy ounce on 9 April 2010. That is $8.90 higher than the previous close of $1,152.20, a move of 0.77%.
The gold price rose on 9 April 2010, gaining $8.90 (0.77%) against the previous session's close of $1,152.20.
At $1,161.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.33 on 9 April 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 April 2010 18k gold was worth about $28.00 per gram and 14k about $21.78 per gram, against $37.33 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.3 on 9 April 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 9 April 2010, gold was around $882.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,161.10 therefore represents a rise of 31.6% over twelve months.
It closed 4.62% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.