Distance from the record
This close sat 17.07% 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 23 April 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 2 April 2008
Silver closed at $17.16 per troy ounce on 23 April 2008, down $0.543 (3.07%) from the previous close of $17.70.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.07% 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 17.07% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.03, making this a +22.25% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.16 per troy ounce on 23 April 2008. That is $0.54 lower than the previous close of $17.70, a move of -3.07%.
The silver price fell on 23 April 2008, losing $0.54 (3.07%) against the previous session's close of $17.70.
At $17.16 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 23 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.8 on 23 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 April 2008, silver was around $18.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.16 is a loss of 6.3% over the week.
A year before 23 April 2008, silver was around $14.03 per troy ounce. The close of $17.16 therefore represents a rise of 22.2% over twelve months.
It closed 17.07% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.