Distance from the record
This close sat 55.03% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 9 October 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $21.85 per troy ounce on 9 October 2013, down $0.551 (2.46%) from the previous close of $22.40.
Silver lost 2.46% 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 close sat 55.03% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $33.95, making this a -35.65% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $21.85 per troy ounce on 9 October 2013. That is $0.55 lower than the previous close of $22.40, a move of -2.46%.
The silver price fell on 9 October 2013, losing $0.55 (2.46%) against the previous session's close of $22.40.
At $21.85 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.70 on 9 October 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.8 on 9 October 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 9 October 2013, silver was around $23.67 per troy ounce, so the close of $21.85 is a loss of 7.7% over the month.
A year before 9 October 2013, silver was around $33.95 per troy ounce. The close of $21.85 therefore represents a fall of 35.7% over twelve months.
It closed 55.03% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.