Distance from the record
This close sat 55.97% 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 2022, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 20 July 2020
Silver closed at $21.39 per troy ounce on 10 May 2022, down $0.392 (1.80%) from the previous close of $21.78.
Silver had not closed this low for about 2 years. Breaking below a level held that long is the kind of move that tends to set the tone for the sessions that follow.
This close sat 55.97% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.48, making this a -22.16% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $21.39 per troy ounce on 10 May 2022. That is $0.39 lower than the previous close of $21.78, a move of -1.80%.
The silver price fell on 10 May 2022, losing $0.39 (1.80%) against the previous session's close of $21.78.
At $21.39 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.69 on 10 May 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.0 on 10 May 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 10 May 2022, silver was around $22.62 per troy ounce, so the close of $21.39 is a loss of 5.4% over the week.
A month before 10 May 2022, silver was around $24.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $21.39 is a loss of 13.8% over the month.
A year before 10 May 2022, silver was around $27.48 per troy ounce. The close of $21.39 therefore represents a fall of 22.2% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 55.97% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.