Distance from the record
This close sat 14.00% 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 30 April 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 April 2008
Gold closed at $862.80 per troy ounce on 30 April 2008, down $11.40 (1.30%) from the previous close of $874.20.
This close sat 14.00% 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 $680.50, making this a +26.79% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $862.80 per troy ounce on 30 April 2008. That is $11.40 lower than the previous close of $874.20, a move of -1.30%.
The gold price fell on 30 April 2008, losing $11.40 (1.30%) against the previous session's close of $874.20.
At $862.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $27.74 on 30 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 April 2008 18k gold was worth about $20.80 per gram and 14k about $16.18 per gram, against $27.74 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 30 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 April 2008, gold was around $906.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $862.80 is a loss of 4.8% over the week.
A month before 30 April 2008, gold was around $930.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $862.80 is a loss of 7.3% over the month.
A year before 30 April 2008, gold was around $680.50 per troy ounce. The close of $862.80 therefore represents a rise of 26.8% over twelve months.
It closed 14.00% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.