Highest closing price since 1 March 2017
Silver closed at $17.37 per troy ounce on 1 May 2017, up $0.177 (1.03%) from the previous close of $17.19.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.79, making this a -2.37% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.37 per troy ounce on 1 May 2017. That is $0.18 higher than the previous close of $17.19, a move of 1.03%.
The silver price rose on 1 May 2017, gaining $0.18 (1.03%) against the previous session's close of $17.19.
At $17.37 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 1 May 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.2 on 1 May 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 May 2017, silver was around $17.19 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.37 is a gain of 1.0% over the week.
A month before 1 May 2017, silver was around $17.19 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.37 is a gain of 1.0% over the month.
A year before 1 May 2017, silver was around $17.79 per troy ounce. The close of $17.37 therefore represents a fall of 2.4% over twelve months.