Distance from the record
This close sat 21.46% 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 October 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.25 per troy ounce on 30 October 2009, down $0.400 (2.40%) from the previous close of $16.65.
Silver lost 2.40% 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 21.46% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $9.785, making this a +66.03% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.25 per troy ounce on 30 October 2009. That is $0.40 lower than the previous close of $16.65, a move of -2.40%.
The silver price fell on 30 October 2009, losing $0.40 (2.40%) against the previous session's close of $16.65.
At $16.25 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.52 on 30 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.0 on 30 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 October 2009, silver was around $17.71 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.25 is a loss of 8.3% over the week.
A year before 30 October 2009, silver was around $9.78 per troy ounce. The close of $16.25 therefore represents a rise of 66.0% over twelve months.
It closed 21.46% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.