Distance from the record
This close sat 66.76% 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 10 May 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.15 per troy ounce on 10 May 2017, up $0.143 (0.89%) from the previous close of $16.01.
This close sat 66.76% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.08, making this a -5.41% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.15 per troy ounce on 10 May 2017. That is $0.14 higher than the previous close of $16.01, a move of 0.89%.
The silver price rose on 10 May 2017, gaining $0.14 (0.89%) against the previous session's close of $16.01.
At $16.15 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.52 on 10 May 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.4 on 10 May 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 10 May 2017, silver was around $16.49 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.15 is a loss of 2.0% over the week.
A month before 10 May 2017, silver was around $17.89 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.15 is a loss of 9.7% over the month.
It closed 66.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.