Distance from the record
This close sat 63.11% 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 January 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.92 per troy ounce on 15 January 2020, up $0.249 (1.41%) from the previous close of $17.67.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 63.11% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.55, making this a +15.29% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.92 per troy ounce on 15 January 2020. That is $0.25 higher than the previous close of $17.67, a move of 1.41%.
The silver price rose on 15 January 2020, gaining $0.25 (1.41%) against the previous session's close of $17.67.
At $17.92 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.58 on 15 January 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.6 on 15 January 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 15 January 2020, silver was around $16.91 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.92 is a gain of 6.0% over the month.
A year before 15 January 2020, silver was around $15.55 per troy ounce. The close of $17.92 therefore represents a rise of 15.3% over twelve months.
It closed 63.11% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.