Distance from the record
This close sat 45.40% 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 9 January 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $11.30 per troy ounce on 9 January 2009, up $0.223 (2.01%) from the previous close of $11.07.
This was a 2.01% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 45.40% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
One of the ten lowest silver closes of that year, ranking 240 of 249 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.73, making this a -28.21% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.30 per troy ounce on 9 January 2009. That is $0.22 higher than the previous close of $11.07, a move of 2.01%.
The silver price rose on 9 January 2009, gaining $0.22 (2.01%) against the previous session's close of $11.07.
At $11.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.36 on 9 January 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.6 on 9 January 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 9 January 2009, silver was around $9.81 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.30 is a gain of 15.1% over the month.
A year before 9 January 2009, silver was around $15.73 per troy ounce. The close of $11.30 therefore represents a fall of 28.2% over twelve months.
It closed 45.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.