Distance from the record
This close sat 46.94% 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 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 July 2021
Silver closed at $25.78 per troy ounce on 16 July 2021, down $0.598 (2.27%) from the previous close of $26.38.
Silver lost 2.27% 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 close sat 46.94% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.50, making this a +32.21% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $25.78 per troy ounce on 16 July 2021. That is $0.60 lower than the previous close of $26.38, a move of -2.27%.
The silver price fell on 16 July 2021, losing $0.60 (2.27%) against the previous session's close of $26.38.
At $25.78 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.83 on 16 July 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.4 on 16 July 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 16 July 2021, silver was around $27.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $25.78 is a loss of 7.3% over the month.
A year before 16 July 2021, silver was around $19.50 per troy ounce. The close of $25.78 therefore represents a rise of 32.2% over twelve months.
It closed 46.94% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.