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 28 April 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $892.90 per troy ounce on 28 April 2008, up $5.700 (0.64%) from the previous close of $887.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 10.99% 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 $678.70, making this a +31.56% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $892.90 per troy ounce on 28 April 2008. That is $5.70 higher than the previous close of $887.20, a move of 0.64%.
The gold price rose on 28 April 2008, gaining $5.70 (0.64%) against the previous session's close of $887.20.
At $892.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.71 on 28 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 28 April 2008 18k gold was worth about $21.53 per gram and 14k about $16.75 per gram, against $28.71 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.5 on 28 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 28 April 2008, gold was around $914.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $892.90 is a loss of 2.4% over the week.
A year before 28 April 2008, gold was around $678.70 per troy ounce. The close of $892.90 therefore represents a rise of 31.6% over twelve months.
It closed 10.99% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.