Distance from the record
This close sat 8.89% 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 8 April 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $914.00 per troy ounce on 8 April 2008, down $8.700 (0.94%) from the previous close of $922.70.
This close sat 8.89% 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 $674.20, making this a +35.57% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $914.00 per troy ounce on 8 April 2008. That is $8.70 lower than the previous close of $922.70, a move of -0.94%.
The gold price fell on 8 April 2008, losing $8.70 (0.94%) against the previous session's close of $922.70.
At $914.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.39 on 8 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 8 April 2008 18k gold was worth about $22.04 per gram and 14k about $17.14 per gram, against $29.39 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.7 on 8 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 April 2008, gold was around $862.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $914.00 is a gain of 5.9% over the week.
A month before 8 April 2008, gold was around $972.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $914.00 is a loss of 6.0% over the month.
A year before 8 April 2008, gold was around $674.20 per troy ounce. The close of $914.00 therefore represents a rise of 35.6% over twelve months.
It closed 8.89% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.