Distance from the record
This close sat 2.85% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-01-28.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 6 February 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $900.70 per troy ounce on 6 February 2008, up $14.80 (1.67%) from the previous close of $885.90.
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.
This close sat 2.85% 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 $653.60, making this a +37.81% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $900.70 per troy ounce on 6 February 2008. That is $14.80 higher than the previous close of $885.90, a move of 1.67%.
The gold price rose on 6 February 2008, gaining $14.80 (1.67%) against the previous session's close of $885.90.
At $900.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.96 on 6 February 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 February 2008 18k gold was worth about $21.72 per gram and 14k about $16.89 per gram, against $28.96 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.6 on 6 February 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 February 2008, gold was around $920.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $900.70 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A year before 6 February 2008, gold was around $653.60 per troy ounce. The close of $900.70 therefore represents a rise of 37.8% over twelve months.
It closed 2.85% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-01-28.