Distance from the record
This close sat 66.43% 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 15 April 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.31 per troy ounce on 15 April 2016, up $0.140 (0.87%) from the previous close of $16.17.
This close sat 66.43% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.27, making this a +0.25% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.31 per troy ounce on 15 April 2016. That is $0.14 higher than the previous close of $16.17, a move of 0.87%.
The silver price rose on 15 April 2016, gaining $0.14 (0.87%) against the previous session's close of $16.17.
At $16.31 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.52 on 15 April 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.6 on 15 April 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 April 2016, silver was around $15.38 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.31 is a gain of 6.0% over the week.
A month before 15 April 2016, silver was around $15.26 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.31 is a gain of 6.9% over the month.
It closed 66.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.