Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 3 April 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.45 per troy ounce on 3 April 2008, up $0.300 (1.75%) from the previous close of $17.15.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 15.65% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.38, making this a +30.44% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.45 per troy ounce on 3 April 2008. That is $0.30 higher than the previous close of $17.15, a move of 1.75%.
The silver price rose on 3 April 2008, gaining $0.30 (1.75%) against the previous session's close of $17.15.
At $17.45 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 3 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.9 on 3 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 April 2008, silver was around $18.51 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.45 is a loss of 5.8% over the week.
A month before 3 April 2008, silver was around $20.07 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.45 is a loss of 13.1% over the month.
A year before 3 April 2008, silver was around $13.38 per troy ounce. The close of $17.45 therefore represents a rise of 30.4% over twelve months.
It closed 15.65% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.