Distance from the record
This close sat 6.32% 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 17 April 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $939.80 per troy ounce on 17 April 2008, down $5.300 (0.56%) from the previous close of $945.10.
This close sat 6.32% 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 $688.20, making this a +36.56% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $939.80 per troy ounce on 17 April 2008. That is $5.30 lower than the previous close of $945.10, a move of -0.56%.
The gold price fell on 17 April 2008, losing $5.30 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $945.10.
At $939.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.22 on 17 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 April 2008 18k gold was worth about $22.66 per gram and 14k about $17.63 per gram, against $30.22 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.4 on 17 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 April 2008, gold was around $1,001.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $939.80 is a loss of 6.2% over the month.
A year before 17 April 2008, gold was around $688.20 per troy ounce. The close of $939.80 therefore represents a rise of 36.6% over twelve months.
It closed 6.32% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.