Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 8 April 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.34 per troy ounce on 8 April 2009, up $0.130 (1.07%) from the previous close of $12.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 40.37% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.67, making this a -30.21% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.34 per troy ounce on 8 April 2009. That is $0.13 higher than the previous close of $12.20, a move of 1.07%.
The silver price rose on 8 April 2009, gaining $0.13 (1.07%) against the previous session's close of $12.20.
At $12.34 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 8 April 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.7 on 8 April 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 April 2009, silver was around $12.98 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.34 is a loss of 4.9% over the week.
A month before 8 April 2009, silver was around $13.32 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.34 is a loss of 7.4% over the month.
A year before 8 April 2009, silver was around $17.67 per troy ounce. The close of $12.34 therefore represents a fall of 30.2% over twelve months.
It closed 40.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.