Distance from the record
This close sat 40.51% 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 30 April 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver falls 3.5% in a single session
Silver closed at $12.31 per troy ounce on 30 April 2009, down $0.449 (3.52%) from the previous close of $12.75.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.52% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 40.51% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.50, making this a -25.43% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.31 per troy ounce on 30 April 2009. That is $0.45 lower than the previous close of $12.75, a move of -3.52%.
The silver price fell on 30 April 2009, losing $0.45 (3.52%) against the previous session's close of $12.75.
At $12.31 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 30 April 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.4 on 30 April 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 April 2009, silver was around $12.75 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.31 is a loss of 3.5% over the week.
A month before 30 April 2009, silver was around $13.02 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.31 is a loss of 5.5% over the month.
A year before 30 April 2009, silver was around $16.50 per troy ounce. The close of $12.31 therefore represents a fall of 25.4% over twelve months.
It closed 40.51% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.