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 14 April 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $925.40 per troy ounce on 14 April 2008, up $1.800 (0.19%) from the previous close of $923.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 7.76% 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 $685.40, making this a +35.02% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $925.40 per troy ounce on 14 April 2008. That is $1.80 higher than the previous close of $923.60, a move of 0.19%.
The gold price rose on 14 April 2008, gaining $1.80 (0.19%) against the previous session's close of $923.60.
At $925.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.75 on 14 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 April 2008 18k gold was worth about $22.31 per gram and 14k about $17.36 per gram, against $29.75 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.1 on 14 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 14 April 2008, gold was around $998.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $925.40 is a loss of 7.3% over the month.
A year before 14 April 2008, gold was around $685.40 per troy ounce. The close of $925.40 therefore represents a rise of 35.0% over twelve months.
It closed 7.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.