Distance from the record
This close sat 46.54% 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 March 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $25.97 per troy ounce on 16 March 2021, down $0.279 (1.06%) from the previous close of $26.25.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 46.54% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.77, making this a +103.37% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $25.97 per troy ounce on 16 March 2021. That is $0.28 lower than the previous close of $26.25, a move of -1.06%.
The silver price fell on 16 March 2021, losing $0.28 (1.06%) against the previous session's close of $26.25.
At $25.97 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.84 on 16 March 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.6 on 16 March 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 16 March 2021, silver was around $12.77 per troy ounce. The close of $25.97 therefore represents a rise of 103.4% over twelve months.
It closed 46.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.