Distance from the record
This close sat 12.51% 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 September 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $877.70 per troy ounce on 25 September 2008, down $11.30 (1.27%) from the previous close of $889.00.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 12.51% 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 $731.60, making this a +19.97% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $877.70 per troy ounce on 25 September 2008. That is $11.30 lower than the previous close of $889.00, a move of -1.27%.
The gold price fell on 25 September 2008, losing $11.30 (1.27%) against the previous session's close of $889.00.
At $877.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.22 on 25 September 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 25 September 2008 18k gold was worth about $21.16 per gram and 14k about $16.46 per gram, against $28.22 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.4 on 25 September 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 25 September 2008, gold was around $819.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $877.70 is a gain of 7.1% over the month.
A year before 25 September 2008, gold was around $731.60 per troy ounce. The close of $877.70 therefore represents a rise of 20.0% over twelve months.
It closed 12.51% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.