Distance from the record
This close sat 11.99% 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 26 September 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $882.90 per troy ounce on 26 September 2008, up $5.200 (0.59%) from the previous close of $877.70.
This close sat 11.99% 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 $728.30, making this a +21.23% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $882.90 per troy ounce on 26 September 2008. That is $5.20 higher than the previous close of $877.70, a move of 0.59%.
The gold price rose on 26 September 2008, gaining $5.20 (0.59%) against the previous session's close of $877.70.
At $882.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.39 on 26 September 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 September 2008 18k gold was worth about $21.29 per gram and 14k about $16.56 per gram, against $28.39 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.6 on 26 September 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 September 2008, gold was around $860.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $882.90 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A month before 26 September 2008, gold was around $822.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $882.90 is a gain of 7.4% over the month.
A year before 26 September 2008, gold was around $728.30 per troy ounce. The close of $882.90 therefore represents a rise of 21.2% over twelve months.
It closed 11.99% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.