Distance from the record
This close sat 16.24% 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 25 July 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.33 per troy ounce on 25 July 2008, up $0.079 (0.46%) from the previous close of $17.25.
This close sat 16.24% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.07, making this a +32.58% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.33 per troy ounce on 25 July 2008. That is $0.08 higher than the previous close of $17.25, a move of 0.46%.
The silver price rose on 25 July 2008, gaining $0.08 (0.46%) against the previous session's close of $17.25.
At $17.33 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 25 July 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.5 on 25 July 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 25 July 2008, silver was around $18.14 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.33 is a loss of 4.5% over the week.
A month before 25 July 2008, silver was around $16.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.33 is a gain of 5.0% over the month.
A year before 25 July 2008, silver was around $13.07 per troy ounce. The close of $17.33 therefore represents a rise of 32.6% over twelve months.
It closed 16.24% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.