Distance from the record
This close sat 50.42% 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 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver falls 4.5% in a single session
Silver closed at $24.09 per troy ounce on 13 October 2020, down $1.140 (4.52%) from the previous close of $25.23.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 4.52% 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 50.42% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.46, making this a +37.93% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $24.09 per troy ounce on 13 October 2020. That is $1.14 lower than the previous close of $25.23, a move of -4.52%.
The silver price fell on 13 October 2020, losing $1.14 (4.52%) against the previous session's close of $25.23.
At $24.09 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.77 on 13 October 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.4 on 13 October 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 October 2020, silver was around $26.74 per troy ounce, so the close of $24.09 is a loss of 9.9% over the month.
A year before 13 October 2020, silver was around $17.46 per troy ounce. The close of $24.09 therefore represents a rise of 37.9% over twelve months.
It closed 50.42% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.