Distance from the record
This close sat 46.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 11 August 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver falls 11.0% in a single session
Silver closed at $26.04 per troy ounce on 11 August 2020, down $3.212 (10.98%) from the previous close of $29.25.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 10.98% 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 46.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.90, making this a +54.09% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $26.04 per troy ounce on 11 August 2020. That is $3.21 lower than the previous close of $29.25, a move of -10.98%.
The silver price fell on 11 August 2020, losing $3.21 (10.98%) against the previous session's close of $29.25.
At $26.04 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.84 on 11 August 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.2 on 11 August 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 11 August 2020, silver was around $18.98 per troy ounce, so the close of $26.04 is a gain of 37.2% over the month.
A year before 11 August 2020, silver was around $16.90 per troy ounce. The close of $26.04 therefore represents a rise of 54.1% over twelve months.
It closed 46.41% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.