Distance from the record
This close sat 17.73% 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 19 March 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.02 per troy ounce on 19 March 2010, down $0.390 (2.24%) from the previous close of $17.41.
Silver lost 2.24% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 17.73% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.50, making this a +26.05% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.02 per troy ounce on 19 March 2010. That is $0.39 lower than the previous close of $17.41, a move of -2.24%.
The silver price fell on 19 March 2010, losing $0.39 (2.24%) against the previous session's close of $17.41.
At $17.02 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 19 March 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.1 on 19 March 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 March 2010, silver was around $13.50 per troy ounce. The close of $17.02 therefore represents a rise of 26.1% over twelve months.
It closed 17.73% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.