Distance from the record
This close sat 14.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 11 April 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.67 per troy ounce on 11 April 2008, down $0.345 (1.92%) from the previous close of $18.01.
This close sat 14.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.85, making this a +27.57% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.67 per troy ounce on 11 April 2008. That is $0.35 lower than the previous close of $18.01, a move of -1.92%.
The silver price fell on 11 April 2008, losing $0.35 (1.92%) against the previous session's close of $18.01.
At $17.67 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 11 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 11 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 11 April 2008, silver was around $19.68 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.67 is a loss of 10.2% over the month.
A year before 11 April 2008, silver was around $13.85 per troy ounce. The close of $17.67 therefore represents a rise of 27.6% over twelve months.
It closed 14.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.