Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 28 April 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.01 per troy ounce on 28 April 2008, up $0.165 (0.98%) from the previous close of $16.85.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 17.76% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.44, making this a +26.54% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.01 per troy ounce on 28 April 2008. That is $0.16 higher than the previous close of $16.85, a move of 0.98%.
The silver price rose on 28 April 2008, gaining $0.16 (0.98%) against the previous session's close of $16.85.
At $17.01 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 28 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.5 on 28 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.5 ounces of silver.
A year before 28 April 2008, silver was around $13.44 per troy ounce. The close of $17.01 therefore represents a rise of 26.5% over twelve months.
It closed 17.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.