Distance from the record
This close sat 25.98% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 30 April 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver jumps 4.4% in a single session
Silver closed at $6.078 per troy ounce on 30 April 2004, up $0.258 (4.43%) from the previous close of $5.820.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 4.43% 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 25.98% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.638, making this a +31.05% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.08 per troy ounce on 30 April 2004. That is $0.26 higher than the previous close of $5.82, a move of 4.43%.
The silver price rose on 30 April 2004, gaining $0.26 (4.43%) against the previous session's close of $5.82.
At $6.08 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.20 on 30 April 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.7 on 30 April 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 April 2004, silver was around $7.77 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.08 is a loss of 21.7% over the month.
A year before 30 April 2004, silver was around $4.64 per troy ounce. The close of $6.08 therefore represents a rise of 31.0% over twelve months.
It closed 25.98% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.