Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 March 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $20.22 per troy ounce on 17 March 2008, down $0.352 (1.71%) from the previous close of $20.57.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.24% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
One of the ten highest silver closes of that year, ranking 4 of 252 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.13, making this a +54.05% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $20.22 per troy ounce on 17 March 2008. That is $0.35 lower than the previous close of $20.57, a move of -1.71%.
The silver price fell on 17 March 2008, losing $0.35 (1.71%) against the previous session's close of $20.57.
At $20.22 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.65 on 17 March 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.5 on 17 March 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 March 2008, silver was around $19.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $20.22 is a gain of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 17 March 2008, silver was around $17.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $20.22 is a gain of 18.3% over the month.
A year before 17 March 2008, silver was around $13.13 per troy ounce. The close of $20.22 therefore represents a rise of 54.0% over twelve months.
It closed 2.24% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.