Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 9 May 2022, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 15 December 2021
Silver closed at $21.78 per troy ounce on 9 May 2022, down $0.543 (2.43%) from the previous close of $22.33.
Silver lost 2.43% 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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 55.17% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.46, making this a -20.68% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $21.78 per troy ounce on 9 May 2022. That is $0.54 lower than the previous close of $22.33, a move of -2.43%.
The silver price fell on 9 May 2022, losing $0.54 (2.43%) against the previous session's close of $22.33.
At $21.78 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.70 on 9 May 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.3 on 9 May 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 May 2022, silver was around $22.54 per troy ounce, so the close of $21.78 is a loss of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 9 May 2022, silver was around $24.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $21.78 is a loss of 12.2% over the month.
A year before 9 May 2022, silver was around $27.46 per troy ounce. The close of $21.78 therefore represents a fall of 20.7% over twelve months.
It closed 55.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.