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Silver ranged between $12.31 and $16.82 per troy ounce during 2009, averaging $14.73 across 9 trading days. It finished the period at $16.82, up 49.26% from $11.27.
The strongest session of 2009 was 1 May 2009 at +26.78%, and the weakest 1 June 2009 at -12.99%.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.27, making this a +49.26% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2009 | $12.56 | +$1.290 |
| 1 April 2009 | $12.31 | −$0.255 |
| 1 May 2009 | $15.60 | +$3.295 |
| 1 June 2009 | $13.57 | −$2.026 |
| 1 July 2009 | $13.93 | +$0.359 |
| 1 August 2009 | $14.90 | +$0.965 |
| 1 September 2009 | $16.64 | +$1.738 |
| 1 October 2009 | $16.25 | −$0.390 |
| 1 December 2009 | $16.82 | +$0.576 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver finished 2009 at $16.82 per troy ounce, having risen $5.55 (49.26%) over the year. It has traded between $12.31 and $16.82 across 9 trading days.
The average silver closing price in 2009 was $14.73 per troy ounce, calculated across all 9 trading days in the year.
Silver reached its highest close of 2009 at $16.82 per troy ounce on 1 December 2009.
The lowest silver close in 2009 was $12.31 per troy ounce on 1 April 2009.
Silver rose during 2009. It entered the year at $11.27 and closed at $16.82, a change of 49.26%.
Silver closed higher on 6 sessions and lower on 3 during 2009. The strongest session was 1 May 2009 (+26.78%) and the weakest 1 June 2009 (-12.99%).
Daily closes in 2009 varied with a standard deviation of 11.17% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the year was 36.7% ($12.31 to $16.82).
At the 2009 close of $16.82 per troy ounce, silver worked out at about $0.54 per gram and $540.84 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 66.6 through 2009 and finished the year near 65.1. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Silver was around $11.27 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of 2009. Closing at $16.82 makes that a gain of 49.3% year on year.