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 22 April 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $922.30 per troy ounce on 22 April 2008, up $7.600 (0.83%) from the previous close of $914.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 8.06% 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 $692.00, making this a +33.28% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $922.30 per troy ounce on 22 April 2008. That is $7.60 higher than the previous close of $914.70, a move of 0.83%.
The gold price rose on 22 April 2008, gaining $7.60 (0.83%) against the previous session's close of $914.70.
At $922.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.65 on 22 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 April 2008 18k gold was worth about $22.24 per gram and 14k about $17.30 per gram, against $29.65 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.1 on 22 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 22 April 2008, gold was around $692.00 per troy ounce. The close of $922.30 therefore represents a rise of 33.3% over twelve months.
It closed 8.06% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.