Distance from the record
This close sat 41.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 April 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.06 per troy ounce on 21 April 2009, down $0.045 (0.37%) from the previous close of $12.10.
This close sat 41.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.34, making this a -30.49% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.06 per troy ounce on 21 April 2009. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $12.10, a move of -0.37%.
The silver price fell on 21 April 2009, losing $0.05 (0.37%) against the previous session's close of $12.10.
At $12.06 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.39 on 21 April 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.2 on 21 April 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 April 2009, silver was around $12.76 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.06 is a loss of 5.5% over the week.
A month before 21 April 2009, silver was around $13.83 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.06 is a loss of 12.8% over the month.
A year before 21 April 2009, silver was around $17.34 per troy ounce. The close of $12.06 therefore represents a fall of 30.5% over twelve months.
It closed 41.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.