Distance from the record
This close sat 50.59% 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 November 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $10.22 per troy ounce on 26 November 2008, down $0.050 (0.49%) from the previous close of $10.27.
This close sat 50.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.82, making this a -31.03% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $10.22 per troy ounce on 26 November 2008. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $10.27, a move of -0.49%.
The silver price fell on 26 November 2008, losing $0.05 (0.49%) against the previous session's close of $10.27.
At $10.22 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.33 on 26 November 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 79.1 on 26 November 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 79.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 November 2008, silver was around $9.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $10.22 is a gain of 9.8% over the week.
A month before 26 November 2008, silver was around $9.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $10.22 is a gain of 10.0% over the month.
A year before 26 November 2008, silver was around $14.82 per troy ounce. The close of $10.22 therefore represents a fall of 31.0% over twelve months.
It closed 50.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.