Distance from the record
This close sat 34.22% 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 26 March 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.61 per troy ounce on 26 March 2009, up $0.183 (1.36%) from the previous close of $13.42.
This close sat 34.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.35, making this a -25.83% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.61 per troy ounce on 26 March 2009. That is $0.18 higher than the previous close of $13.42, a move of 1.36%.
The silver price rose on 26 March 2009, gaining $0.18 (1.36%) against the previous session's close of $13.42.
At $13.61 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.44 on 26 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.1 on 26 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 26 March 2009, silver was around $12.95 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.61 is a gain of 5.1% over the month.
A year before 26 March 2009, silver was around $18.35 per troy ounce. The close of $13.61 therefore represents a fall of 25.8% over twelve months.
It closed 34.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.