Distance from the record
This close sat 19.62% 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 24 March 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 26 February 2010
Silver closed at $16.63 per troy ounce on 24 March 2010, down $0.386 (2.27%) from the previous close of $17.01.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Silver lost 2.27% 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 19.62% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.34, making this a +24.60% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.63 per troy ounce on 24 March 2010. That is $0.39 lower than the previous close of $17.01, a move of -2.27%.
The silver price fell on 24 March 2010, losing $0.39 (2.27%) against the previous session's close of $17.01.
At $16.63 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 24 March 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.5 on 24 March 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 24 March 2010, silver was around $17.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.63 is a loss of 5.0% over the week.
A year before 24 March 2010, silver was around $13.34 per troy ounce. The close of $16.63 therefore represents a rise of 24.6% over twelve months.
It closed 19.62% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.