Distance from the record
This close sat 11.56% 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 25 April 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $887.20 per troy ounce on 25 April 2008, up $0.400 (0.05%) from the previous close of $886.80.
Gold barely moved, closing within 0.05% of the previous session. Flat days are the majority of any price series and are most useful as the baseline the notable days are measured against.
This close sat 11.56% 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 $684.10, making this a +29.69% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $887.20 per troy ounce on 25 April 2008. That is $0.40 higher than the previous close of $886.80, a move of 0.05%.
The gold price rose on 25 April 2008, gaining $0.40 (0.05%) against the previous session's close of $886.80.
At $887.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.52 on 25 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 April 2008 18k gold was worth about $21.39 per gram and 14k about $16.64 per gram, against $28.52 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.7 on 25 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 25 April 2008, gold was around $912.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $887.20 is a loss of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 25 April 2008, gold was around $934.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $887.20 is a loss of 5.1% over the month.
A year before 25 April 2008, gold was around $684.10 per troy ounce. The close of $887.20 therefore represents a rise of 29.7% over twelve months.
It closed 11.56% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.