Gold ranged between $883.60 and $883.60 per troy ounce during December 2008, averaging $883.60 across 1 trading day. It finished the period at $883.60, up 8.26% from $816.20.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of December 2008 was 1 December 2008 at +8.26%, and the weakest 1 December 2008 at +8.26%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $834.90, making this a +5.83% move year on year.
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Gold finished December 2008 at $883.60 per troy ounce, having risen $67.40 (8.26%) over the month. It has traded between $883.60 and $883.60 across 1 trading day.
The average gold closing price in December 2008 was $883.60 per troy ounce, calculated across all 1 trading day in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of December 2008 at $883.60 per troy ounce on 1 December 2008.
The lowest gold close in December 2008 was $883.60 per troy ounce on 1 December 2008.
Gold rose during December 2008. It entered the month at $816.20 and closed at $883.60, a change of 8.26%.
Gold closed higher on 1 session and lower on 0 during December 2008. The strongest session was 1 December 2008 (+8.26%) and the weakest 1 December 2008 (8.26%).
Daily closes in December 2008 varied with a standard deviation of 0.00% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 0.0% ($883.60 to $883.60).
At the December 2008 close of $883.60 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $28.41 per gram and $28,408.40 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 78.4 through December 2008 and finished the month near 78.4. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $834.90 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of December 2008. Closing at $883.60 makes that a gain of 5.8% year on year.