Distance from the record
This close sat 7.93% 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 11 April 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $923.60 per troy ounce on 11 April 2008, down $4.700 (0.51%) from the previous close of $928.30.
This close sat 7.93% 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 $676.80, making this a +36.47% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $923.60 per troy ounce on 11 April 2008. That is $4.70 lower than the previous close of $928.30, a move of -0.51%.
The gold price fell on 11 April 2008, losing $4.70 (0.51%) against the previous session's close of $928.30.
At $923.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.69 on 11 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 11 April 2008 18k gold was worth about $22.27 per gram and 14k about $17.32 per gram, against $29.69 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 11 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 11 April 2008, gold was around $974.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $923.60 is a loss of 5.2% over the month.
A year before 11 April 2008, gold was around $676.80 per troy ounce. The close of $923.60 therefore represents a rise of 36.5% over twelve months.
It closed 7.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.