Distance from the record
This close sat 14.55% 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 8 April 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.67 per troy ounce on 8 April 2008, down $0.412 (2.28%) from the previous close of $18.09.
Silver lost 2.28% 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 14.55% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.69, making this a +29.07% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.67 per troy ounce on 8 April 2008. That is $0.41 lower than the previous close of $18.09, a move of -2.28%.
The silver price fell on 8 April 2008, losing $0.41 (2.28%) against the previous session's close of $18.09.
At $17.67 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 8 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.7 on 8 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 April 2008, silver was around $16.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.67 is a gain of 7.1% over the week.
A month before 8 April 2008, silver was around $20.16 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.67 is a loss of 12.3% over the month.
A year before 8 April 2008, silver was around $13.69 per troy ounce. The close of $17.67 therefore represents a rise of 29.1% over twelve months.
It closed 14.55% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.