Distance from the record
This close sat 32.64% 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 31 July 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver jumps 3.4% in a single session
Silver closed at $13.93 per troy ounce on 31 July 2009, up $0.455 (3.38%) from the previous close of $13.48.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 3.38% 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 32.64% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.75, making this a -21.50% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.93 per troy ounce on 31 July 2009. That is $0.45 higher than the previous close of $13.48, a move of 3.38%.
The silver price rose on 31 July 2009, gaining $0.45 (3.38%) against the previous session's close of $13.48.
At $13.93 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.45 on 31 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.4 on 31 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 31 July 2009, silver was around $17.75 per troy ounce. The close of $13.93 therefore represents a fall of 21.5% over twelve months.
It closed 32.64% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.