Highest so far that year
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 4 January 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver jumps 7.8% in a single session
Silver closed at $17.44 per troy ounce on 4 January 2010, up $1.257 (7.77%) from the previous close of $16.18.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 7.77% 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.
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
This close sat 15.69% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.47, making this a +52.12% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.44 per troy ounce on 4 January 2010. That is $1.26 higher than the previous close of $16.18, a move of 7.77%.
The silver price rose on 4 January 2010, gaining $1.26 (7.77%) against the previous session's close of $16.18.
At $17.44 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 4 January 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.1 on 4 January 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 4 January 2010, silver was around $18.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.44 is a loss of 5.7% over the month.
A year before 4 January 2010, silver was around $11.47 per troy ounce. The close of $17.44 therefore represents a rise of 52.1% over twelve months.
It closed 15.69% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.