Distance from the record
This close sat 19.53% 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 October 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.65 per troy ounce on 29 October 2009, up $0.415 (2.56%) from the previous close of $16.23.
This was a 2.56% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 19.53% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $9.805, making this a +69.77% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.65 per troy ounce on 29 October 2009. That is $0.41 higher than the previous close of $16.23, a move of 2.56%.
The silver price rose on 29 October 2009, gaining $0.41 (2.56%) against the previous session's close of $16.23.
At $16.65 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 29 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.9 on 29 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 October 2009, silver was around $17.53 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.65 is a loss of 5.0% over the week.
A year before 29 October 2009, silver was around $9.81 per troy ounce. The close of $16.65 therefore represents a rise of 69.8% over twelve months.
It closed 19.53% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.