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 6 May 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $876.00 per troy ounce on 6 May 2008, up $3.700 (0.42%) from the previous close of $872.30.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 12.68% 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 $687.20, making this a +27.47% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $876.00 per troy ounce on 6 May 2008. That is $3.70 higher than the previous close of $872.30, a move of 0.42%.
The gold price rose on 6 May 2008, gaining $3.70 (0.42%) against the previous session's close of $872.30.
At $876.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $28.16 on 6 May 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 May 2008 18k gold was worth about $21.12 per gram and 14k about $16.43 per gram, against $28.16 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.2 on 6 May 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 6 May 2008, gold was around $687.20 per troy ounce. The close of $876.00 therefore represents a rise of 27.5% over twelve months.
It closed 12.68% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.