Gold ranged between $716.80 and $716.80 per troy ounce during October 2008, averaging $716.80 across 1 trading day. It finished the period at $716.80, down 18.01% from $874.20.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
The strongest session of October 2008 was 1 October 2008 at -18.01%, and the weakest 1 October 2008 at -18.01%.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $792.00, making this a -9.49% move year on year.
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Gold finished October 2008 at $716.80 per troy ounce, having fallen $157.40 (18.01%) over the month. It has traded between $716.80 and $716.80 across 1 trading day.
The average gold closing price in October 2008 was $716.80 per troy ounce, calculated across all 1 trading day in the month.
Gold reached its highest close of October 2008 at $716.80 per troy ounce on 1 October 2008.
The lowest gold close in October 2008 was $716.80 per troy ounce on 1 October 2008.
Gold fell during October 2008. It entered the month at $874.20 and closed at $716.80, a change of -18.01%.
Gold closed higher on 0 sessions and lower on 1 during October 2008. The strongest session was 1 October 2008 (-18.01%) and the weakest 1 October 2008 (-18.01%).
Daily closes in October 2008 varied with a standard deviation of 0.00% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 0.0% ($716.80 to $716.80).
At the October 2008 close of $716.80 per troy ounce, gold worked out at about $23.05 per gram and $23,045.65 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 73.7 through October 2008 and finished the month near 73.7. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Gold was around $792.00 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of October 2008. Closing at $716.80 makes that a decline of 9.5% year on year.