Distance from the record
This close sat 35.94% 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 27 March 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.25 per troy ounce on 27 March 2009, down $0.356 (2.62%) from the previous close of $13.61.
Silver lost 2.62% 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 35.94% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.51, making this a -28.42% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.25 per troy ounce on 27 March 2009. That is $0.36 lower than the previous close of $13.61, a move of -2.62%.
The silver price fell on 27 March 2009, losing $0.36 (2.62%) against the previous session's close of $13.61.
At $13.25 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.43 on 27 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.7 on 27 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 March 2009, silver was around $13.83 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.25 is a loss of 4.2% over the week.
A year before 27 March 2009, silver was around $18.51 per troy ounce. The close of $13.25 therefore represents a fall of 28.4% over twelve months.
It closed 35.94% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.