Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 5 April 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.10 per troy ounce on 5 April 2010, down $0.507 (2.72%) from the previous close of $18.61.
Silver lost 2.72% 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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 12.48% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.73, making this a +42.27% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.10 per troy ounce on 5 April 2010. That is $0.51 lower than the previous close of $18.61, a move of -2.72%.
The silver price fell on 5 April 2010, losing $0.51 (2.72%) against the previous session's close of $18.61.
At $18.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.58 on 5 April 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.6 on 5 April 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 April 2010, silver was around $17.37 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.10 is a gain of 4.2% over the week.
A year before 5 April 2010, silver was around $12.73 per troy ounce. The close of $18.10 therefore represents a rise of 42.3% over twelve months.
It closed 12.48% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.