Distance from the record
This close sat 18.56% 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 25 April 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.85 per troy ounce on 25 April 2008, up $0.194 (1.17%) from the previous close of $16.65.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 18.56% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.75, making this a +22.50% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.85 per troy ounce on 25 April 2008. That is $0.19 higher than the previous close of $16.65, a move of 1.17%.
The silver price rose on 25 April 2008, gaining $0.19 (1.17%) against the previous session's close of $16.65.
At $16.85 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 25 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.7 on 25 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 25 April 2008, silver was around $17.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.85 is a loss of 5.4% over the week.
A month before 25 April 2008, silver was around $17.76 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.85 is a loss of 5.2% over the month.
A year before 25 April 2008, silver was around $13.75 per troy ounce. The close of $16.85 therefore represents a rise of 22.5% over twelve months.
It closed 18.56% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.