Distance from the record
This close sat 59.87% 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 July 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.50 per troy ounce on 16 July 2020, down $0.188 (0.96%) from the previous close of $19.68.
This close sat 59.87% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.60, making this a +24.98% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.50 per troy ounce on 16 July 2020. That is $0.19 lower than the previous close of $19.68, a move of -0.96%.
The silver price fell on 16 July 2020, losing $0.19 (0.96%) against the previous session's close of $19.68.
At $19.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.63 on 16 July 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 92.3 on 16 July 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 92.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 16 July 2020, silver was around $18.88 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.50 is a gain of 3.3% over the week.
A month before 16 July 2020, silver was around $17.63 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.50 is a gain of 10.6% over the month.
A year before 16 July 2020, silver was around $15.60 per troy ounce. The close of $19.50 therefore represents a rise of 25.0% over twelve months.
It closed 59.87% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.