Distance from the record
This close sat 14.15% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-08-31.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 15 May 2001, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $4.295 per troy ounce on 15 May 2001, down $0.037 (0.85%) from the previous close of $4.332.
This close sat 14.15% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-08-31.
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Silver closed at $4.30 per troy ounce on 15 May 2001. That is $0.04 lower than the previous close of $4.33, a move of -0.85%.
The silver price fell on 15 May 2001, losing $0.04 (0.85%) against the previous session's close of $4.33.
At $4.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.14 on 15 May 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.4 on 15 May 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 14.15% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-08-31.