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 26 March 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $949.00 per troy ounce on 26 March 2008, up $14.40 (1.54%) from the previous close of $934.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.40% 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 $663.40, making this a +43.05% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $949.00 per troy ounce on 26 March 2008. That is $14.40 higher than the previous close of $934.60, a move of 1.54%.
The gold price rose on 26 March 2008, gaining $14.40 (1.54%) against the previous session's close of $934.60.
At $949.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.51 on 26 March 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 March 2008 18k gold was worth about $22.88 per gram and 14k about $17.80 per gram, against $30.51 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.7 on 26 March 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 26 March 2008, gold was around $663.40 per troy ounce. The close of $949.00 therefore represents a rise of 43.1% over twelve months.
It closed 5.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.