Distance from the record
This close sat 32.63% 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 May 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.94 per troy ounce on 8 May 2009, down $0.077 (0.55%) from the previous close of $14.01.
This close sat 32.63% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.79, making this a -17.02% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.94 per troy ounce on 8 May 2009. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $14.01, a move of -0.55%.
The silver price fell on 8 May 2009, losing $0.08 (0.55%) against the previous session's close of $14.01.
At $13.94 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.45 on 8 May 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.6 on 8 May 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 May 2009, silver was around $15.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.94 is a loss of 10.7% over the week.
A month before 8 May 2009, silver was around $12.34 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.94 is a gain of 13.0% over the month.
A year before 8 May 2009, silver was around $16.79 per troy ounce. The close of $13.94 therefore represents a fall of 17.0% over twelve months.
It closed 32.63% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.