Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 16 December 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver jumps 3.5% in a single session
Silver closed at $14.22 per troy ounce on 16 December 2015, up $0.478 (3.48%) from the previous close of $13.74.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 3.48% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 70.74% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.72, making this a -9.53% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.22 per troy ounce on 16 December 2015. That is $0.48 higher than the previous close of $13.74, a move of 3.48%.
The silver price rose on 16 December 2015, gaining $0.48 (3.48%) against the previous session's close of $13.74.
At $14.22 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.46 on 16 December 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.8 on 16 December 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 70.74% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.