Distance from the record
This close sat 50.82% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 8 May 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $23.89 per troy ounce on 8 May 2013, up $0.121 (0.51%) from the previous close of $23.77.
This close sat 50.82% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $29.41, making this a -18.77% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.89 per troy ounce on 8 May 2013. That is $0.12 higher than the previous close of $23.77, a move of 0.51%.
The silver price rose on 8 May 2013, gaining $0.12 (0.51%) against the previous session's close of $23.77.
At $23.89 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.77 on 8 May 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.7 on 8 May 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 8 May 2013, silver was around $27.12 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.89 is a loss of 11.9% over the month.
A year before 8 May 2013, silver was around $29.41 per troy ounce. The close of $23.89 therefore represents a fall of 18.8% over twelve months.
It closed 50.82% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.