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 24 June 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $889.20 per troy ounce on 24 June 2008, up $4.400 (0.50%) from the previous close of $884.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 11.36% 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 $653.50, making this a +36.07% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $889.20 per troy ounce on 24 June 2008. That is $4.40 higher than the previous close of $884.80, a move of 0.50%.
The gold price rose on 24 June 2008, gaining $4.40 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $884.80.
At $889.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.59 on 24 June 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 June 2008 18k gold was worth about $21.44 per gram and 14k about $16.68 per gram, against $28.59 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.5 on 24 June 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.5 ounces of silver.
A year before 24 June 2008, gold was around $653.50 per troy ounce. The close of $889.20 therefore represents a rise of 36.1% over twelve months.
It closed 11.36% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.