Distance from the record
This close sat 41.31% 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 29 January 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.14 per troy ounce on 29 January 2009, up $0.177 (1.48%) from the previous close of $11.96.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 41.31% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.75, making this a -27.50% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.14 per troy ounce on 29 January 2009. That is $0.18 higher than the previous close of $11.96, a move of 1.48%.
The silver price rose on 29 January 2009, gaining $0.18 (1.48%) against the previous session's close of $11.96.
At $12.14 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.39 on 29 January 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.6 on 29 January 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 January 2009, silver was around $11.36 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.14 is a gain of 6.9% over the week.
A month before 29 January 2009, silver was around $10.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.14 is a gain of 12.6% over the month.
A year before 29 January 2009, silver was around $16.75 per troy ounce. The close of $12.14 therefore represents a fall of 27.5% over twelve months.
It closed 41.31% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.