Distance from the record
This close sat 19.50% 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 24 April 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 April 2008
Silver closed at $16.65 per troy ounce on 24 April 2008, down $0.503 (2.93%) from the previous close of $17.16.
Silver lost 2.93% 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 19.50% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.77, making this a +20.94% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.65 per troy ounce on 24 April 2008. That is $0.50 lower than the previous close of $17.16, a move of -2.93%.
The silver price fell on 24 April 2008, losing $0.50 (2.93%) against the previous session's close of $17.16.
At $16.65 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 24 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.3 on 24 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 24 April 2008, silver was around $18.29 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.65 is a loss of 8.9% over the week.
A year before 24 April 2008, silver was around $13.77 per troy ounce. The close of $16.65 therefore represents a rise of 20.9% over twelve months.
It closed 19.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.