Distance from the record
This close sat 68.64% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 April 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $15.24 per troy ounce on 17 April 2020, down $0.327 (2.10%) from the previous close of $15.56.
Silver lost 2.10% 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 68.64% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.92, making this a +2.12% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $15.24 per troy ounce on 17 April 2020. That is $0.33 lower than the previous close of $15.56, a move of -2.10%.
The silver price fell on 17 April 2020, losing $0.33 (2.10%) against the previous session's close of $15.56.
At $15.24 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.49 on 17 April 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 110.9 on 17 April 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 110.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 April 2020, silver was around $15.99 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.24 is a loss of 4.7% over the week.
A month before 17 April 2020, silver was around $12.47 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.24 is a gain of 22.2% over the month.
It closed 68.64% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.