Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 16 February 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $15.33 per troy ounce on 16 February 2016, down $0.456 (2.89%) from the previous close of $15.78.
Silver lost 2.89% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 68.45% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.28, making this a -11.28% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $15.33 per troy ounce on 16 February 2016. That is $0.46 lower than the previous close of $15.78, a move of -2.89%.
The silver price fell on 16 February 2016, losing $0.46 (2.89%) against the previous session's close of $15.78.
At $15.33 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.49 on 16 February 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.8 on 16 February 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 16 February 2016, silver was around $13.88 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.33 is a gain of 10.4% over the month.
It closed 68.45% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.