Distance from the record
This close sat 64.17% 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 October 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.41 per troy ounce on 13 October 2016, down $0.045 (0.26%) from the previous close of $17.45.
This close sat 64.17% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.90, making this a +9.52% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.41 per troy ounce on 13 October 2016. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $17.45, a move of -0.26%.
The silver price fell on 13 October 2016, losing $0.05 (0.26%) against the previous session's close of $17.45.
At $17.41 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 13 October 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.1 on 13 October 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 October 2016, silver was around $18.89 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.41 is a loss of 7.8% over the month.
It closed 64.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.