Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 4 February 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 23 January 2008
Gold closed at $904.90 per troy ounce on 4 February 2008, down $17.80 (1.93%) from the previous close of $922.70.
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.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 2.39% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-01-28.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $646.20, making this a +40.03% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $904.90 per troy ounce on 4 February 2008. That is $17.80 lower than the previous close of $922.70, a move of -1.93%.
The gold price fell on 4 February 2008, losing $17.80 (1.93%) against the previous session's close of $922.70.
At $904.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.09 on 4 February 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 February 2008 18k gold was worth about $21.82 per gram and 14k about $16.97 per gram, against $29.09 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.1 on 4 February 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 February 2008, gold was around $927.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $904.90 is a loss of 2.4% over the week.
A year before 4 February 2008, gold was around $646.20 per troy ounce. The close of $904.90 therefore represents a rise of 40.0% over twelve months.
It closed 2.39% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-01-28.