Distance from the record
This close sat 67.96% 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 16 April 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $15.56 per troy ounce on 16 April 2020, up $0.117 (0.76%) from the previous close of $15.45.
This close sat 67.96% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.89, making this a +4.52% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $15.56 per troy ounce on 16 April 2020. That is $0.12 higher than the previous close of $15.45, a move of 0.76%.
The silver price rose on 16 April 2020, gaining $0.12 (0.76%) against the previous session's close of $15.45.
At $15.56 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.50 on 16 April 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 110.5 on 16 April 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 110.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 16 April 2020, silver was around $15.99 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.56 is a loss of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 16 April 2020, silver was around $12.77 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.56 is a gain of 21.9% over the month.
It closed 67.96% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.