Distance from the record
This close sat 44.34% 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 13 May 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.04 per troy ounce on 13 May 2021, down $0.187 (0.69%) from the previous close of $27.23.
This close sat 44.34% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.66, making this a +72.66% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.04 per troy ounce on 13 May 2021. That is $0.19 lower than the previous close of $27.23, a move of -0.69%.
The silver price fell on 13 May 2021, losing $0.19 (0.69%) against the previous session's close of $27.23.
At $27.04 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.87 on 13 May 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.4 on 13 May 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 May 2021, silver was around $25.42 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.04 is a gain of 6.4% over the month.
A year before 13 May 2021, silver was around $15.66 per troy ounce. The close of $27.04 therefore represents a rise of 72.7% over twelve months.
It closed 44.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.