Distance from the record
This close sat 13.49% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 10 June 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 14 May 2008
Gold closed at $867.90 per troy ounce on 10 June 2008, down $26.80 (3.00%) from the previous close of $894.70.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Gold lost 3.00% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 13.49% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $645.50, making this a +34.45% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $867.90 per troy ounce on 10 June 2008. That is $26.80 lower than the previous close of $894.70, a move of -3.00%.
The gold price fell on 10 June 2008, losing $26.80 (3.00%) against the previous session's close of $894.70.
At $867.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $27.90 on 10 June 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 June 2008 18k gold was worth about $20.93 per gram and 14k about $16.28 per gram, against $27.90 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 10 June 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 10 June 2008, gold was around $645.50 per troy ounce. The close of $867.90 therefore represents a rise of 34.5% over twelve months.
It closed 13.49% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.