Gold ranged between $829.30 and $829.30 per troy ounce during August 2008, averaging $829.30 across 1 trading day. It finished the period at $829.30, down 9.26% from $913.90.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of August 2008 was 1 August 2008 at -9.26%, and the weakest 1 August 2008 at -9.26%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $673.00, making this a +23.22% move year on year.
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Gold finished August 2008 at $829.30 per troy ounce, having fallen $84.60 (9.26%) over the month. It has traded between $829.30 and $829.30 across 1 trading day.
The average gold closing price in August 2008 was $829.30 per troy ounce, calculated across all 1 trading day in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of August 2008 at $829.30 per troy ounce on 1 August 2008.
The lowest gold close in August 2008 was $829.30 per troy ounce on 1 August 2008.
Gold fell during August 2008. It entered the month at $913.90 and closed at $829.30, a change of -9.26%.
Gold closed higher on 0 sessions and lower on 1 during August 2008. The strongest session was 1 August 2008 (-9.26%) and the weakest 1 August 2008 (-9.26%).
Daily closes in August 2008 varied with a standard deviation of 0.00% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 0.0% ($829.30 to $829.30).
At the August 2008 close of $829.30 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $26.66 per gram and $26,662.61 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 60.9 through August 2008 and finished the month near 60.9. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $673.00 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of August 2008. Closing at $829.30 makes that a gain of 23.2% year on year.