Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 22 January 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $889.60 per troy ounce on 22 January 2008, up $8.800 (1.00%) from the previous close of $880.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.33% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-01-14.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $633.30, making this a +40.47% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $889.60 per troy ounce on 22 January 2008. That is $8.80 higher than the previous close of $880.80, a move of 1.00%.
The gold price rose on 22 January 2008, gaining $8.80 (1.00%) against the previous session's close of $880.80.
At $889.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.60 on 22 January 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 January 2008 18k gold was worth about $21.45 per gram and 14k about $16.68 per gram, against $28.60 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.5 on 22 January 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 22 January 2008, gold was around $811.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $889.60 is a gain of 9.6% over the month.
A year before 22 January 2008, gold was around $633.30 per troy ounce. The close of $889.60 therefore represents a rise of 40.5% over twelve months.
It closed 1.33% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-01-14.