Highest closing price since 1 March 2008
Silver closed at $16.83 per troy ounce on 1 May 2008, up $0.325 (1.97%) from the previous close of $16.50.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.41, making this a +25.49% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.83 per troy ounce on 1 May 2008. That is $0.32 higher than the previous close of $16.50, a move of 1.97%.
The silver price rose on 1 May 2008, gaining $0.32 (1.97%) against the previous session's close of $16.50.
At $16.83 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 1 May 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.7 on 1 May 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 May 2008, silver was around $16.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.83 is a gain of 2.0% over the week.
A month before 1 May 2008, silver was around $16.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.83 is a gain of 2.0% over the month.
A year before 1 May 2008, silver was around $13.41 per troy ounce. The close of $16.83 therefore represents a rise of 25.5% over twelve months.