Gold futures (GC=F) opened August 2008 at $904.90 and closed at $829.30 per troy ounce, having lost 8.35% over the month. Trading ranged from a low of $780.90 to a high of $916.10.
August vacations sometimes coincide with headline-driven patches of volatility. Use the table for session-by-session closes and the summary tiles for month-to-month open, high, low, and last versus first-day direction.
Explore the gold history index, compare silver for August 2008, or return to the live gold tracker and live silver dashboards.