Distance from the record
This close sat 2.68% 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 6 March 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $20.13 per troy ounce on 6 March 2008, down $0.554 (2.68%) from the previous close of $20.68.
Silver lost 2.68% 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 2.68% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
One of the ten highest silver closes of that year, ranking 6 of 252 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.88, making this a +56.33% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $20.13 per troy ounce on 6 March 2008. That is $0.55 lower than the previous close of $20.68, a move of -2.68%.
The silver price fell on 6 March 2008, losing $0.55 (2.68%) against the previous session's close of $20.68.
At $20.13 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.65 on 6 March 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.4 on 6 March 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 March 2008, silver was around $19.63 per troy ounce, so the close of $20.13 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A month before 6 March 2008, silver was around $16.51 per troy ounce, so the close of $20.13 is a gain of 21.9% over the month.
A year before 6 March 2008, silver was around $12.88 per troy ounce. The close of $20.13 therefore represents a rise of 56.3% over twelve months.
It closed 2.68% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.